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Sexual assault hotline sees record surge in calls during Christine Blasey Ford's testimony

September 28, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford’s powerful testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee led to an unprecedented surge in calls to the National Sexual Assault Hotline. 

As Ford recounted her experience with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before the committee, calls to the hotline were up 147 percent, according to Time

RAINN, the organization that runs the hotline, said they typically see an increase in calls when the topic of sexual assault is in the news. But Thursday’s surge was far above the normal increase. When President Trump’s infamous Access Hollywood tape was released in October 2016, for instance, there was 33% increase in calls. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Sexual assault hotline sees record surge in calls during Christine Blasey Ford's testimony

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