Treating Rape Victims as Suspects

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In the Netflix documentary, Victim/Suspect, investigative reporter Rachel de Leon chronicles a surprising number of cases nationwide involving women who report alleged sexual assault to police, only to be accused of fabricating the allegations. These women are then charged with crimes and sometimes face years in prison. Rachel and the films director, Nancy Schwartzman, join Robert to talk about what they found, the crushing consequences for women who are treated as suspects, and the ways in which law enforcement turn the tables on rape victims.
Find Victim/Suspect on Netflix. Rachel de Leon is an investigative reporter and producer for Reveal. She is a three-time Emmy Award winner. Nancy Schwartzman is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences.
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