With the end of a painful court case over the years and the imprisonment of an ill intentioned person, the survivor of an attempted rape described how she used the iPhone emergency call function to get help Apple's emergency call function made its debut on the apple watch in 2016, and then appeared on the iPhone in IOS 11 system in 2017. It was once thought to rescue a skier from a crack, and now Virginia resident Kelly worst has revealed how she used it to escape rape attacks.
"This is something that will always be with me, but I do feel that I am now a survivor, not a victim," she told the local wavy10 news station.
After midnight on December 19, 2019, one night out with friends, when Vost was getting on a LYFT car, a man named Naji Bullock approached her. He claimed he was from the army and said he needed help because his cell phone was lost. He persuaded her to help him find it.
"He said he was a soldier, not here, and I immediately thought of my brother, who was also a soldier," Vost continued. "I think he may have to report somewhere tomorrow morning. If he doesn't go there, he will be in trouble. I just feel sorry for him and want to help him. To be honest, I feel a sense of security when he tells me he's in the army."
Vost asked LYFT's driver to wait while they looked for the so-called lost mobile phone, and then tried to call the lost one, but there was no response. Worcester thought she had entered the wrong number. She handed Bullock her cell phone and asked him to enter it. "I finally had a bad feeling because he was holding my phone, his hand had been removed from the app, and he didn't know how to browse iPhone。 "Bullock then began to make sex related gestures to her. Feeling bad, she took back her cell phone and tried to leave." I turned and walked away, about five steps away from him, when he came over, covered my mouth and nose, threw me to the ground and pressed me face down in the sand.
She screamed, and Bullock pressed her harder to the ground, but she had her iPhone. "I still have my phone in my right hand," she said. "So I press and hold the side button and the power button, and then brush horizontally to activate the SOS function, so from then on, 911 can hear what happened."
"He told me he had a knife," Vost said. "He said, 'I don't want to have to use it. I just want you to give it to me... I'll let you go.' at that moment, I really thought I would die here."
Police later said the location message sent by the iPhone was a hotel on the beach in Virginia. But as the 911 dispatcher listened carefully to what Vost said, such as telling Bullock she didn't want to be near the beach, these key messages helped the police find and help her get away.
She escaped a rape. In December 2019, the suspect was arrested. Bullock didn't plead guilty until December 2021.
"I've learned and know now that the only reason for the attack is the attacker, and it's not my fault. I didn't ask this to happen to me. No one asked this to happen. It took me a while to realize this myself, and I think it's important for the victim to seek treatment. I've been through treatment for a long time, and I've learned to see those moments when I really did well," Vost said, "Because at first you just want to blame yourself."
Bullock has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, including 15 years on parole.
"Justice has finally been done, and although it takes time, I have to appear in many hearings," Vost said. "I have to testify against him in the pre-trial. I really have to do something difficult."
"I hope telling my story will inspire other victims to tell their stories, whether to the therapist or someone. Sharing is helpful because at first it feels like a secret burden, just like you feel ashamed."
To activate the emergency call function on iPhone, press and hold the side button and one of the volume buttons. When the emergency slider appears on the screen, scan it.
If you can't slide the emergency slider, there will be a countdown on the screen. Continue to press and hold the button until the countdown is over, and iPhone will automatically call emergency services.