After Lifetime’s docuseries “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” premiered, calls into the National Sexual Assault Hotline increased drastically, showing the real-life impact about what happens when survivors hear other stories about sexual assault.
Usage into the National Sexual Assault Hotline was 34% above normal on Aug. 9 and 10 when “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” aired, according to Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, which created and operates the hotline.
“The Sunday and Monday that ‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’ aired, Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 34% increase in usage,” said Scott Berkowitz, president of Rainn. “We thank Lifetime Television for their partnership and are moved by the powerful impact that our work with the media continues to have in inspiring survivors to seek out the healing they deserve.”
“Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” is a four-hour series that investigates Epstein’s predatory and criminal behavior with underaged girls and explores the aftermath of the survivors.
Usage into the National Sexual Assault Hotline was 34% above normal on Aug. 9 and 10 when “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” aired, according to Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, which created and operates the hotline.
“The Sunday and Monday that ‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’ aired, Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 34% increase in usage,” said Scott Berkowitz, president of Rainn. “We thank Lifetime Television for their partnership and are moved by the powerful impact that our work with the media continues to have in inspiring survivors to seek out the healing they deserve.”
“Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” is a four-hour series that investigates Epstein’s predatory and criminal behavior with underaged girls and explores the aftermath of the survivors.
- 8/12/2020
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
Calls to Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline went up 34% more than normal on Aug. 9-10, the days that Lifetime aired its four-part docuseries “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein.”
The docuseries investigates the billionaire New York financier who was accused of using his connections to the rich and famous to shield his predatory and abusive behavior with young girls. Featuring women who describe how Epstein lured underaged girls, the doc delves into the reality the survivors must now face in the wake of Epstein’s suicide behind bars.
The fourth and final episode of “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” also covered the July 2 arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of assisting Epstein with his sex trafficking ring.
It also featured the number for the 24/7 hotline and other Rainn public service announcements.
“The Sunday and Monday that Surviving Jeffrey Epstein aired, Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 34% increase in usage. We thank...
The docuseries investigates the billionaire New York financier who was accused of using his connections to the rich and famous to shield his predatory and abusive behavior with young girls. Featuring women who describe how Epstein lured underaged girls, the doc delves into the reality the survivors must now face in the wake of Epstein’s suicide behind bars.
The fourth and final episode of “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” also covered the July 2 arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of assisting Epstein with his sex trafficking ring.
It also featured the number for the 24/7 hotline and other Rainn public service announcements.
“The Sunday and Monday that Surviving Jeffrey Epstein aired, Rainn’s National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 34% increase in usage. We thank...
- 8/12/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
When sexual assault and abuse are in the news, it’s not uncommon for hotlines supporting survivors to see an uptick in calls. Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly docuseries is no different — after the reportedly resulted in an increase of more than 20 percent in calls to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network hotline (Rainn), compared to the previous week.
“We often see the types of callers we get will follow the news cycle,” the network’s president, Scott Berkowitz, told NBC News. “With the R. Kelly show, we were...
“We often see the types of callers we get will follow the news cycle,” the network’s president, Scott Berkowitz, told NBC News. “With the R. Kelly show, we were...
- 1/8/2019
- by Lilly Dancyger
- Rollingstone.com
Comedian Bill Cosby may not be facing criminal charges for an alleged sexual assault at the Playboy Mansion in 2008, but he still has one case to fight in a Pennsylvania courtroom.
On Dec. 30, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced he was charging Cosby, 78, with aggravated indecent assault for the alleged January 2004 drugging and sexual assault of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, mansion.
Cosby says what happened between them was consensual while Constand, who revealed in court papers last summer that she is gay and that she was in a relationship with a woman at the time,...
On Dec. 30, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced he was charging Cosby, 78, with aggravated indecent assault for the alleged January 2004 drugging and sexual assault of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, mansion.
Cosby says what happened between them was consensual while Constand, who revealed in court papers last summer that she is gay and that she was in a relationship with a woman at the time,...
- 1/7/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeeegan
- People.com - TV Watch
Comedian Bill Cosby may not be facing criminal charges for an alleged sexual assault at the Playboy Mansion in 2008, but he still has one case to fight in a Pennsylvania courtroom. On Dec. 30, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced he was charging Cosby, 78, with aggravated indecent assault for the alleged January 2004 drugging and sexual assault of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, mansion. Cosby says what happened between them was consensual while Constand, who revealed in court papers last summer that she is gay and that she was in a relationship with a woman at the time,...
- 1/7/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeeegan
- PEOPLE.com
Comedian Bill Cosby may not be facing criminal charges for an alleged sexual assault at the Playboy Mansion in 2008, but he still has one case to fight in a Pennsylvania courtroom. On Dec. 30, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced he was charging Cosby, 78, with aggravated indecent assault for the alleged January 2004 drugging and sexual assault of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, mansion. Cosby says what happened between them was consensual while Constand, who revealed in court papers last summer that she is gay and that she was in a relationship with a woman at the time,...
- 1/7/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeeegan
- PEOPLE.com
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