Louisiana Rape Survivors Could Face Jail if They Don't Testify

Today in rape culture: a Louisiana district attorney who thinks that traumatized rape victims should be punished for refusing to testify.

Leon Cannizzaro, who has served as the district attorney for Orleans Parish since 2008, stands accused of compelling material witnesses to crimes, including rape, to testify -- or face jail time. When Cannizzaro responded to the accusations, it was only to double down.  Read more.

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