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Brooklyn's Jane Doe: The Mishandling of a Sexual Assault Investigation

Brooklyn's Jane Doe: The Mishandling of a Sexual Assault Investigation


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“I have had the misfortune of being raped twice-once in the park and again in the media,” wrote “Jane Doe,” the victim of an infamous stranger rape in Brooklyn, New York. Two decades later, detective S. A. Mathers reopened Doe's case to bring her justice. In April 1994, the horrific details of Jane Doe's assault were widely covered by New York City newspapers following misleading information from NYPD officials to Pulitzer Prize-winning crime reporter Mike McAlary. Convinced that Doe, a queer woman of color, was fabricating her account for political amplification, McAlary launched a journalistic smear campaign against her. Permanent harm was done to Jane Doe, who was ridiculed and gaslighted publicly, and thus to all survivors who faced the silencing specter of being disbelieved. Twenty-three years later, as the lead investigator on the case, retired detective S. A. Mathers helped Doe achieve the apology and closure she had long desired when her case was finally allowed to be reopened and reinvestigated. Brooklyn's Jane Doe tells her story and highlights the struggle for justice that so many survivors face.

Table of Contents:
Disclaimer Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Special Victims Chapter 2: We Don't Believe Her Chapter 3: A Stranger Rape in Prospect Park: April 26, 1994 Chapter 4: Semen Found, Not Sperm Chapter 5: Who's Your Source? Chapter 6: A Higher Standard of Proof Chapter 7: Reopening the Cold Case: October 16, 2017 Chapter 8: The Criminal History of a Career Rapist Chapter 9: Long-awaited Apologies Chapter 10: Who will Tell Jane Doe's story? Bibliography Index About the Author

About the Author :
S. A. Mathers is a retired First Grade Detective, and she spent fourteen of her twenty-year career with the NYPD investigating some of New York City's most violent and high profile sexual assault cases. Mathers holds a Master of Science in Criminal Justice and is a former adjunct professor at Farmingdale State College and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Sarah has been recognized by New York City Counsel and by Detective Endowment Association for her work on sexual assault cases. She was also a team detective for the Harvey Weinstein investigation.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798881848927
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Mishandling of a Sexual Assault Investigation
  • ISBN-10: 8881848929
  • Publisher Date: 04 Sep 2025
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 192


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