Sending Emails of Support to OC Rape Survivor

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Ampersand

From Hugo’s blog:

One topic that’s been well-discussed in the feminist blogosphere case has been the Orange County Gang Rape case. Sheelzebub has done a very good job of providing coverage, and recently posted the statement to the judge written by Jane Doe, the then 16 year-old victim in this horrific case.

Though the three rapists have been sentenced to six years each, Jane Doe is proceeding with a civil case. She was repeatedly harassed by defense investigators and the families of the accused; she has lived a long and horrible nightmare. One of my regular readers, Catty, has a connection with Jane Doe’s civil suit attorney. She would like to collect letters of support for Jane Doe via email; these will then be passed on to her attorney and then, presumably, to Jane Doe herself. Catty is also looking for folks who live in the OC area who are willing to show up during the civil trial to offer support for this very brave and very young survivor. Contact her at the email address below.

The letters will be screened, and obviously only supportive letters will be passed on. Please email them to Catty at her email address: ihiroe@yahoo.com.

It sounds like a good thing to do. I hate that we live in a world in which the screening is undoubtably necessary.

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8 Responses to Sending Emails of Support to OC Rape Survivor

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  2. Frida says:
    March 18, 2006 at 3:45 am

    Thanks for the address! I’ll e-mail her. I’m sure Jane Doe could use as much support as she can get.

  3. Sara says:
    March 18, 2006 at 9:53 am

    Tried to send an e-mail but it bounced back. I guess her e-mail box is full.

  4. Hugo says:
    March 18, 2006 at 11:54 am

    Thanks for the link, Amp, and more publicizing — I’ve emailed Catty at her private email and asked her to make sure she’s receiving all of the messages that are being sent.

  5. Catty says:
    March 18, 2006 at 3:06 pm

    If anyone has had issues with the e-mail bouncing, I just want to let ppl know that the account is regularly maintained, so please try again. It must have been an issue on the yahoo end of things, as i’m nowhere near my goal (at least 500) nor is my e-mail close to being full yet.

    Thanks!

    Catty

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  7. Bill Hooker says:
    March 22, 2006 at 6:42 pm

    Done. (Can’t trackback to Alas for some reason.)

  8. Bill Hooker says:
    March 22, 2006 at 6:46 pm

    Ooops, heh, looks like I can trackback just fine. *sheepishes*

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