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On the recordJune 3, 2013
If 62 percent of the victims who have actually come forward to report a sexual assault or rape believe they have been retaliated against, how do you think you are going to instill that trust?
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand questions the ability to build trust among victims reporting assaults.

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