Harry Potter actress Jessie Cave has spoken out about being raped by a tennis coach at the age of 14.
Harry Potter actress Jessie Cave has spoken out about being raped by a tennis coach at the age of 14. The comedian and actress – who is known for playing the character Lavender Brown in the films about the boy wizard - discussed her ordeal in her podcast. Actress Jessie Cave was raped by her tennis coach when she was just 14 years old. The Harry Potter star bravely opened up about the traumatic experience while talking to her sister Bebe on her new podcast We Can’t Talk About That Right Now. Chatting about who “had it worse” during their teenage years, Jessie said: “I mean, come on, I was raped. I get the trump card.” As Bebe lightheartedly accused Jessie of “pulling out that trump card a lot”, the 33-year-old. Cave then continued: “To be fair, acne and braces are bad, but I think rape at 14 is pretty bad. “By your tennis coach, who you trusted, a position of power.” The actress – who said the person who raped her had been sent to jail – added that ...