Survivor Stories:

Stories of other victims who were not believed or mistreated when reporting their sexual assault
If you were not believed or told you had “no case”, you are not alone

Unbelievable | Official Trailer | Netflix
Based on a true story of a young woman who was not believed when she reported being raped.
An Unbelievable Story of Rape
By T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong
A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America
By T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong
The Unflinching Courage of Taylor Cadle
The police said she lied about being raped. Then she hit record.
by Rachel de Leon and Julia Lurie
Wrongfully Prosecuted Child Sexual Abuse Survivor Wins Federal Ruling, Lawsuit Against Polk County Sheriff's Office to Proceed
Article about Taylor Cadle's lawsuit against the Sheriff's office
Florida police appear to bury comments about a botched rape investigation
article by Julia Lurie
Unfounded Sexual Assault: Women’s Experiences of Not Being Believed by the Police - PMC
by Jodie Murphy-Oikonen Karen McQueen, and Alexa Hiebert
Silenced Survivors: A Systematic Review of the Barriers to Reporting, Investigating, Prosecuting, and Sentencing of Adult Female Rape and Sexual Assault
by Michelle Wieberneit, Sascha Thal, and Hilde Tubex
After the Assault
Podcast by Sammy Caiola about the secondary trauma of reporting to police
Striking Back: The Viability of a Civil Action Against the Police for the “Wrongful Unfounding” of Reported Rapes
by A Blair Crew
If the Police Don’t Believe You, They Might Prosecute You’: How Officers Turn Victims of Sexual Assault Into Suspects
by Rachel de Leon
Let’s start a new “Me Too” Movement for survivors who were mistreated by police and prosecutors when we reported our assault!