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Nearly two dozen survivors told Reuters they faced threats and relentless harassment following the Justice Department's release of files that publicly named them. Some are leaving the country over the fallout.
Nearly two dozen survivors told Reuters that after the Justice Department released files containing their names, they faced threats and persistent harassment. Some have decided to leave the country because the fallout made staying too dangerous. The DOJ's document release effectively put targets on the survivors' backs after they'd already lived through exploitation and court proceedings.
This is a concrete failure of institutional protection. These survivors participated in the legal system expecting confidentiality protections that are supposed to shield victims from retaliation. The leak transformed their identities from sealed information into public record, and the consequence was immediate harassment. The exodus of survivors abroad also means potential witnesses and accusers are no longer accessible to any future investigations, which may be the functional result the exposure achieved.
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