Brock Turner Rape Survivor Revealed With New Book: Report

PALO ALTO, CA — In a case that shocked the nation and led to the recall effort of a judge, the rape of the undisclosed victim of former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner has been chronicled in a new book that reveals her identity for the first time, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday.

Chanel Miller, referred to as "Emily Doe," has gone public with the release of her new book initially announced in the New York Times as "Know My Name," which is published by Viking and due out for release on Sept. 24. The memoir is a glimpse into Miller's entire life including the aftermath of the memorable trial involving the well known Stanford University swimmer who received an unusually light sentence.

According to Bay City News, the woman discusses her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words. She received her degree in literature from University of California at Santa Barbara and live in San Francisco, according to her page on publisher Penguin Random House's website.

The sexual assault occurred while Miller attending a fraternity party on the Stanford campus in January 2015. The judge in the case, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, had sentenced Turner to six months in county jail on three felony sexual assault charges, and he ended up only serving three months there.

In 2016, Miller's letter to Turner, which she read in court, was published by Buzzfeed and was reportedly viewed more than 11 million times in four days.

A campaign to recall Persky proved successful in 2018 and marked the first time in 86 years that voters recalled a judge in California.

Miller's memoir aims to transform the way people think about sexual assault, challenging beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing, according to a book description provided by Penguin Random House.

Viking Editor-in-chief Andrea Schu told the Times: "I jumped out of my chair to acquire (the book) because it was just obvious to me from the beginning what she had to say and how different it was and how extraordinarily well she was going to say it. She had the brain and the voice of a writer from the very beginning, even in that situation."

Read the full SF Gate story.

—Bay City News co-wrote this report.