There are a lot of consequences to being someone that speaks publicly about sexual assault. It follows Gray as she navigates the Canadian legal system and faces online harassment after accusing a fellow PhD candidate at York University in Toronto of sexual assault. Gray and others explain the process involved in reporting sexual assault cases — from going to the police and hospital, to meeting with a sexual assault counsellor and proceeding to court. At trial in Canada, sexual assault complainants don’t get legal representation unless they pay for it, which Gray hopes will change. “So I really want people to see that these victims, these survivors, are actual real, living people who have lives that are completely damaged and turned upside down in response to sexual assault — and not just the sexual assault but the institutional failures to respond to sexual assault.”

Source: National Post May 01, 2018 19:07 UTC