Loud in the silence: Deaf prosecutor has long fight for justice

The series
This is the first in a series of three articles.Part 2: Trauma drives her toward the law
Part 3: Deaf prosecutor faces confrontation, her pastShe hears the voice.
It pierces the silence inside her head. She cannot make it stop.
“You are ugly,” the voice rasps. “You are worthless. You will never be loved. You are nothing …”
The voice is vile, scary. Imagine a monster in your ear, she said. She is now 46 years old and she still hears it almost every day.