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Ep 9 – Coerced into Silence: The Plea Deal That Stole the Truth

Ep 9 – Coerced into Silence: The Plea Deal That Stole the Truth

Update: 2025-05-10
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πŸ’₯ β€œI told the truth… but no one wanted to hear it. So they made me lie.”

After months of trauma, incarceration, and betrayal, Bruce is summoned to court expecting justice. What happens instead is a silent ambushβ€”a plea deal forced upon him in a matter of minutes.

βš–οΈ What You'll Hear in This Episode:
βœ”οΈ A surprise court appearance with no preparation or support
βœ”οΈ A public defender who flipsβ€”from believing Bruce to pressuring him to plead
βœ”οΈ A guilty plea to second-degree kidnappingβ€”despite no trial, no evidence, no justice
βœ”οΈ The dissociation and β€œfreeze” response as Bruce says the words he was told to say
βœ”οΈ The woman who assaulted him walks free
βœ”οΈ Bruce walks away with a criminal record and a shattered identity

πŸ’” This is the cost of coerced silence: a survivor legally declared guilty, and the truth left unspoken.

🎧 Hear Bruce’s storyβ€”raw, honest, and finally told the way it never was in court.

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πŸ“˜ Read the full memoir on Amazon:
bit.ly/ThreeTimesAVictimMemoir

🌐 Author’s Website:
bit.ly/ThreeTimesAVictimBook

🎧 YouTube Playlist:
bit.ly/ThreeTimesPodcast

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#ThreeTimesAVictim #FalseAccusation #PleaDeal #CoercedSilence #JusticeFailed #VictimNotCriminal #TraumaSurvivor #CPTSDRecovery #NarrativeTherapy #LegalBetrayal #SystemicInjustice #MentalHealthAwareness #FreezeResponse #WrongfulConviction

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Ep 9 – Coerced into Silence: The Plea Deal That Stole the Truth

Ep 9 – Coerced into Silence: The Plea Deal That Stole the Truth

Bruce Whealton