The horrific case of Jane Doe and the so-called Cornell 7 has sparked rightful outrage on social media and spawned hundreds of think pieces calling for crucial social and legal change. But a line in the lawsuit hints at something that typically goes unacknowledged: Jane “has and/or will become obligated to expend sums of money for treatment.” Like most survivors, Jane will be paying for her assault for the rest of her life—literally. Cosmopolitan spoke with rape survivors and legal experts to calculate the financial impact of sexual assault.
—The Cosmo Team
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