Authors: Megan Mencsik and Adanna Johnstone

Description: In this episode, we discuss the case of a man named Steve Titus, who was falsely accused of rape due to a lapse in a victim's memory. We break down how memory is unreliable, how the court system should handle sensitive cases, and the stigma from society towards rape victims. We hope our segment gives you something to consider regarding our legal system and how we treat victims of assault.

Sources: 

https://www.law.umich.edu/specialexoneration/Pages/casedetailpre1989.aspx?caseid=331

Steve Titus - National Registry of Exonerations Pre 1989

https://blog.ted.com/tk-elizabeth-loftus-at-tedglobal-2013/

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/557424726

https://special.seattletimes.com/o/news/local/tituscase/lookingback.htmlLinks to an external site.

http://georgiainnocenceproject.org/general/beneath-the-statistics-the-structural-and-systemic-causes-of-our-wrongful-conviction-problem/#:~:text=Studies%20estimate%20that%20between%204,result%20in%20a%20wrongful%20convictionLinks .

State v. King, 78 Wn. App. 391 | Casetext Search + Citator

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19961127/2362059/rapists-prison-sentence-upheld

The Criminal Justice System: Statistics | RAINN

Loftus Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_loftus_how_reliable_is_your_memory