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25 years before #MeToo and sexual assault was not taken seriously
Police were not trained in sexual assault then and often dissuaded victms from pursuing cases
I have trained police, prosecutors and judges in both counties.
After Weinstein story broke, the hotline at the rape crisis center I worked at rang constantly. Many called about cases that happened years or decades earlier.
#BelieveSurvivors #WeBelieveTaraReade