jamie hart was sexually assaulted. did you start to think that these could be connected? didn't think they were connected. and that was primarily because, with jamie was that there was a boyfriend that may have been involved. it was a romantic relationship that went wrong. it wasn't some random occurrence by a stranger. >> reporter: kristin was now living with overwhelming anxiety and dread, which she says manifested into dangerous behavior. instead of being afraid of everything, i became afraid of nothing. i, you know, i just became completely risk seeking. >> what kind of things would you do? >> i think i started drinking heavily for a while after that. you know, i'd hop on the back of a stranger's motorcycle after he'd had three beers, and it took a long time to really get out of that hole. >> reporter: just as kristin was starting to turn a corner, her attacker was due in court on that misdemeanor charge. but nothing came of it. he didn't even show up. >> i'd done what i needed to do, and part of me just wanted to forget it ever happened. >> reporter: but she couldn't