The particularly sad thing is that there will likely be women in his circle of family/friends that have suffered an assault in the past and haven’t reported it and who will hear those comments and go through yet another circle of self-blame.
E. Jean Carroll accuses Trump of rape and calls spike to National Sexual Assault Hotline
After E. Jean Carroll accused President Donald Trump of rape, there was a 53% increase in calls to the National Sexual Assault Hotline, RAINN reports.
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"We generally do see a spike when some story about sexual assault is in the news, but this is higher than we normally see. The biggest we ever saw was the day after the Kavanaugh hearing (338%). It was not as big as that, but bigger than around the Cosby verdict (6%) and around the Access Hollywood tape (15%)."
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"A disproportionate number of people who call after a story like this breaks are calling about something that happened to them some time ago. So I think seeing someone talk about their experience — it dredges up memories that are always there, but that people try and not focus on so they can live their day-to-day lives.
The folks that are calling about something that happened a while ago are looking for emotional support, they're looking for someone empathetic who understands and who believes them, and who they can talk honestly to. That's a different type of call than the ones we receive in the immediate aftermath of an assault, in which case they're looking for practical advice, information on medical exams and help with reporting to police."
