AEquitas Podcasts

The Unaccompanied Minor Sponsorship Program is intended to place children with safe sponsors while they await immigration proceedings - but vulnerabilities in the system can be exploited by traffickers. Jane Anderson...

<p>AEquitas Senior Attorney Advisor Jon Kurland examines I May Destroy You, Michaela Cole’s unflinching portrayal of alcohol-facilitated sexual assault, involuntary intoxication, and rape. Drawing on Jon’s decades of...

<p>Assistant State Attorney and Intimate Partner Violence Specialist Kristina Mills joins to examine the Netflix series You and its portrayal of stalking behaviors, including surveillance, life invasion, intimidation...

<p>AEquitas Senior Attorney Advisor Patti Powers and Cuyahoga County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Dan Van examine two powerful productions—Unbelievable and I Am Evidence—and examine what they reveal about serial...

<p>Jon Junig of the New York County District Attorney’s Office joins to examine the 2007 documentary Very Young Girls, which exposed the recruitment and extreme violence inflicted on sexually exploited women and girls...

<p>Longtime prosecutor and District Attorney Ric Hertel takes a deep look at Big Little Lies and its depiction of intimate partner sexual assault. Drawing from nearly three decades in the courtroom, Ric examines the...

<p>AEquitas Senior Attorney Advisor Patti Powers discusses The Accused (1988), a film that exposed the reality of sexual violence and the way victims are often put on trial themselves. Drawing on nearly three decades as...

<p>AEquitas Attorney Advisor Kerri New joins to discuss the real-world crimes behind two powerful documentaries—Pamela, a Love Story and Another Body—to explore the evolving landscape of image-based sexual abuse. From...

<p>While crisis management and immediate support is often available for survivors, long-term support can be more difficult to secure. Dr. Stephanie Powell, nationally recognized expert and retired LAPD Sergeant, joins...

<p>For many survivors, the most vulnerable moments come not during exploitation but during transitions, such as aging out of foster care, leaving shelters, or being discharged from programs. Advocate and survivor leader...

<p>Online sextortion, involving coercing a victim to send sensitive or intimate images online, is one of the fastest-growing forms of exploitation, often targeting teens through fake profiles and disappearing digital...

<p>Expert Amy Fleischauer joins us to discuss how trauma-informed practitioners can apply consistent, transparent communication strategies to build trust, improve accuracy in assessment, and reduce the risk of...

<p>Closing a trafficking case in court doesn’t end a survivor’s journey. Many continue to face housing instability, employment barriers, and ongoing trauma long after prosecution. Denise Wyatt, Executive Director of the...

<p>David Weiss, Chief of the Human Trafficking Unit at the Brooklyn DA’s Office, joins us to discuss how evidence-based strategies can reduce reliance on victim testimony while protecting victim dignity in the...

<p>Survivor advocate Rafael Bautista joins us to explain how survivors are often mislabeled as “ghosting” services when, in fact, systems fail them first. This leaves victims more susceptible to the very vulnerabilities...