CLAY COUNTY – She’s read the original warrant from May 11, 2011. Since she was only five, she’s always been grateful because it doesn’t mention her name. But she gets incensed when she reads how the original charge of Capital Sexual Battery wound up being Attempted Sexual Battery Child Under 12 Years (Lesser). 

“I was abused,” she said. “He didn’t attempt anything. He abused me.” 

That was nearly 15 years ago. Sheila (not her real name) hasn’t talked about the night Ty Shane Evans Rose admitted what she told a Clay County Sheriff’s Office Detective “was true, but stated that he did not intentionally do this to her.” 

What he did, according to the affidavit for an arrest warrant, was pull her pants down several times while she pulled them back up. Eventually, he pulled them down and sexually assaulted her. She told the detective, “It hurt when the suspect did this, and he did not stop until her aunt got home.” 

She was young, and the physical wounds eventually healed. But the emotional scars are lasting. 

“I was too young to reconcile what was going on,” Sheila said. “There are some negative things in my head, like, I don’t want to sound bad when I say this, but like men in general, I have trust issues with them to an extreme.” 

Rose was sentenced to 15 years in prison and listed as a sexual predator in 2011. He was released on probation in 2021. Sheila was notified of Rose’s release, and that created a more profound sense of concern. 

“I’ve always been afraid of the dark,” Sheila said. “I don’t go anywhere without my husband.” 

Rose was sent back to prison after he was arrested again in 2022 for violating the terms of his probation. According to court documents, he was caught using his mother’s login information to use Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, CashApp, Amazon and Instagram. 

However, he was rereleased on probation earlier this year. This time, Sheila wasn’t notified that her attacker was on the loose. Even worse, he worked at a local fast-food restaurant, and she often worked as a DoorDash delivery driver who picked up from that store. 

“My mom got a photo of the stop sign at the end of our street in a Facebook message,” Sheila said. “We didn’t understand that. Now that I know he was out, we can’t help but think it was a threat.” 

Rose is back in jail after being arrested for another probation violation. This time, he was accused of contacting three prohibited minors and being intoxicated. 

“At least I know where he is,” she said. 

Her husband said she sometimes shrieks abruptly in fear and distress, as if she’s relieving a deep-rooted trauma. 

“I might have to wake her up, maybe a little too loud, or so, and she’ll cry,” he said. “There’s definitely some PTSD there.” 

Sheila wants other survivors to know they shouldn’t be ashamed when they are the target of an adult’s perversion, especially from a family member. 

“I didn’t do anything wrong,” she said. “I woke up to a man doing things to me that no adult should do to a child. I blocked it all out until I was about eight. I have a lot of anxiety issues now. I also have a problem when people think they deserve it. I see stuff all the time. Oh, she was wearing this or wearing that. I mean, I’m sorry, but if you can’t keep it in your pants, then something’s wrong with you.” 

Sheila admitted that her situation is precarious. It’s challenging to speak about a complicated subject, especially one that exploits a child’s sanctity and innocence. 

“It’s a touchy thing for me,” Sheila said. “It’s like walking on eggshells.”