End of Story

“Accusing someone of sexual assault is inherently defamatory, and proving your actions were justified can be challenging and costly. More than that, these legal threats have come to wield greater power than just the outcome of the individual cases they concern: the power to suppress others. Just the threat of being sued may mean someone will fear telling their story to reporters, coworkers, friends—or even their family. For many people, the trauma of assault is followed by the secondary trauma of coerced silence.”

 

H.G. Watson – Maisonneuve – September 2018

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