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Victim/Suspect

  • 2023
  • R
  • 1h 30m
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6.9/10
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Victim/Suspect (2023)
Young women tell the police they've been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they're charged with the crime of making a false report, arrested, and even imprisoned by the system they believed would protect them
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Young women tell the police they've been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they're charged with the crime of making a false report, arrested, and even imprisoned by the sys... Read allYoung women tell the police they've been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they're charged with the crime of making a false report, arrested, and even imprisoned by the system they believed would protect them.Young women tell the police they've been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they're charged with the crime of making a false report, arrested, and even imprisoned by the system they believed would protect them.

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    • Nancy Schwartzman
  • Stars
    • Lisa Avalos
    • Dyanie Bermeo
    • Rachel de Leon
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    • Director
      • Nancy Schwartzman
    • Stars
      • Lisa Avalos
      • Dyanie Bermeo
      • Rachel de Leon
    • 25User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    918Buddha

    America lets rapists escape to easy

    I read some of the reviews and wow some people with the 1 ratings.. yall know those ppl for sure sexually assaulted someone before or support that behaviour or they are cops themselves.

    1 person was saying it was a Bait n switch ? Here I'm thinking what Bait n switch? It was exactly as it was said to be.. Police recieve a report of a sexual assault and make an arrest on the victim. That sounds about right if u had even watched the documentary yep.

    Another commenter probably on crack starts talkin trash about these women as if they really were making false reports which means they didnt even watch the documentary, all they did was probs watch 10 mins in lol.

    This documentary points to a persistent problem in America & some ppl can't understand why victims would be pressured into admitting something? Like really ?

    These girls just suffered trauma that cause most to get into a life long drug addiction or suicide n now their being treated as suspects & not even in their right mind probably when in there & their being coerced through ruses that they are the suspect n lying. Have you people really not seen the many many cases out their of adult suspects who were coerced into a confession of committing a serious crime and then found to be innocent?

    All you people bashing these victims for how they acted, well I also thought as you did when I was younger, that how can girls suddenly change their story & not be more adamant on their version of events. I was ignorant as you ppl are now, but through time I "learned" alot and now I see things differently. Who are we to say a person must behave a certain way when scared? Suffering PTSD? Experiencing trauma thats so fresh just few days old & then treated like a suspect? Also the interrogation videos in this documentary were incomplete, you think all it took was 1 minute of coercing to change their stories?

    Maybe some of you have no idea how police interrogation works but they wear u down over time with repeated questions asked in different ways and when your a victim u cant imagine how scary it is for these underage girls to feel with a grown male cop berating them as lying and a suspect.

    I hope you sick people don't ever have it happen to your own family members cause when you go reporting it, the cops just may treat ur wife or daughter or family exactly how they treated these victims and exactly thats how u think of them.
    7rbrb

    Yet another example of police Incompetence

    This is a heavily intense true account whereby a young reporter explains how the police can sometimes misuse their powers when investigating sex cases.

    A person makes an allegation of rape or sexual assault and instead of properly and fairly researching the case some police will incorrectly turn the tables and accuse the victim of making a false report and have that person prosecuted.

    Quite shocking how frequently this can happen.

    Also, what is disturbing is how the police are allowed to get away with lying to victims and persuading vulnerable people to admit they are the ones at fault when they are innocent.

    But then again I ask myself why are police allowed to pretend to be underage children and lie to adults to entice them into sting operations?

    Although this documentary could be made more exciting, the subject matter is well handled and worthy of a high rating. Six and a half rounded up:

    7/10.
    8SharDBear

    No Surprise

    As a multiple sexual assault victim, myself.

    I'm kind of glad I never came forth to report of my assaults, or even mention them to those I even trust, or should trust.

    I have heard too many stories of how victims have been shamed, or have made to feel/think we have deserved it some way (the way we were dressed, acted, mixed signals, etc).

    It's truly sad.

    More needs to be done.

    It's deplorable of what are justice system is. Even more deplorable of our "serve and protect" people are.

    My faith in humanity and society is pretty nonexistent, nor will I ever turn to those who I'm expected to trust (LE's) to expect to protect me. I think I will rely on myself to do that from now on.
    9tezzahols

    well done

    Despite the ones who gave this a low score, probably because their either incompetant police or they are more focused on trival matters instead of the big picture that these women were assaulted and the lazy or corrupt legal system let them down and jailed them for daring to report a crime commited on them, there are a lot of documentaries on how lazy, stupid and corrupt american law enforcement is and how corrupt the legal system in America is, and i don't think it will change till they get properly educated and trained officers in the police force, and start to fine the incompetant ones, the same with the prosecuters who with hold eveidance so they can win a case on a lie.
    10lawrencedefreitas-07363

    Very Scary

    Watched this documentary with my wife and it's sad very very sad to think that the "authorities" lack so much compassion. The uniform itself should spell out how can I be of service. Why do they apply and study then get the job to protect and serve only themselves? In today's world all kids have to be so aware as to not tarnish their reputation especially on social media. Unlike when we went to school our reputation was word of mouth. These are little girls with tiny little hearts. Even when a women is all grown up with children of her own she is still herself just a little girl with a tiny little heart and they all bruise easily.

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      • May 23, 2023 (United States)
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    • Also known as
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