Ashley Yakimchuk arrived in Australia from Canada…

When Ashley Yakimchuk arrived in Australia from Canada on a working holiday in 2013 at the age of 18, she expected the trip of her dreams.

Instead, his backpacking trip quickly turns into a nightmare after posting an innocent ad for a casual job on Gumtree.

Ms Yakimchuk was the first victim to formally report the attack to Sydney artist and UNSW professor Pierre Mol and spoke publicly about her ordeal with the convicted rapist for the first time.

“I went to the hospital and the police soon after, endured the rape kit and then endured countless hours and days with police officers, recounting the details of my assault.