President Trump’s Tweets Show Why Most Sex Assault Victims Never File Police Reports, Advocates Say

Sep 22, 2018, 10:31 AM

President Trump tweeted Friday that Christine Blasey Ford should have "immediately filed" a police report some 36 years ago if her alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh "was as bad as she says." But advocates and lawyers say Trump’s tweets ignore the reasons many victims do not report sexual assault right away – or even come forward at all.