"Why did they wait so long to come forward? They are just looking for attention. It sounds like they had sex and then changed their mind."

People don't typically silence survivors by directly and outwardly saying that they don't care about violence. Instead, they often divert, invalidate, or question details or whole parts of a survivor's story. Gretchen Hunt has served survivors in many capacities.: as an attorney, an advocate, and even helped launch and lead a legislative survivor's council in the office of Kentucky's Attorney General. She joins us to discuss the common phrases and questions we hear. 

 

Mentioned in this episode:

 

Trauma and the Brain training video

The Undetected Rapist research

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Dart Center For Journalism & Trauma

Credits:

 

Recorded by Jamie Sivrais

Voices: Jamie Sivrais, Gretchen Hunt

Music provided by Cloudkicker

Artwork provided by Aaron May