Asia Argento's lawyer disputes claims of assualt, launches “Phase Two” of #MeToo
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https://deadline.com/2018/09/asia-argento-jimmy-bennett-sexual-assault-metoo-statement-mark-jay-heller-1202457887/
In the past victims of sexual abuse were deterred from coming forward because of their fear that the defense strategies would be to attack the victim’s credibility by drudging up any gray areas of their past and thereby besmirching their reputation.
Asia believes that all victims, whether or not they have led a blemish-less life, should have the courage to come forward and not be afraid that the abuse that they are complaining of will be colored by any negative dynamics in their history. In the absence of this, many sexual perpetrators would avoid prosecution because their victims would be afraid to come forward. Asia believes that no sexual predator should be granted a pass simply because the victim has some gray area in their background and therefore would be reluctant to seek redress against the perpetrator.
This is Phase Two of the #metoo movement. A victim who has some negative history should have the courage to come forward and say “me too, I was a victim of sexual assault” and whatever might color my past does not negate the truth of what happened to me.
On Aug. 20, the New York Times published an article where actor Jimmy Bennett accused Argento of sexual assault. Argento claims that she never had a sexual relationship with Bennett, but had a long distance friendship with him. However, in text messages, she stated “The horny kid jumped me…I had sex with him it felt weird.” She went on to say she became “frozen” when he was on top of her and that she was his sexual fantasy since he was 12. Argento then says that she chose “not to prosecute Bennett for sexually attacking her”.
Lmao
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