Ep 9 β Coerced into Silence: The Plea Deal That Stole the Truth
Description
π₯ βI told the truthβ¦ but no one wanted to hear it. So they made me lie.β
After months of trauma, incarceration, and betrayal, Bruce is summoned to court expecting justice. What happens instead is a silent ambushβa plea deal forced upon him in a matter of minutes.
βοΈ What You'll Hear in This Episode:
βοΈ A surprise court appearance with no preparation or support
βοΈ A public defender who flipsβfrom believing Bruce to pressuring him to plead
βοΈ A guilty plea to second-degree kidnappingβdespite no trial, no evidence, no justice
βοΈ The dissociation and βfreezeβ response as Bruce says the words he was told to say
βοΈ The woman who assaulted him walks free
βοΈ Bruce walks away with a criminal record and a shattered identity
π This is the cost of coerced silence: a survivor legally declared guilty, and the truth left unspoken.
π§ Hear Bruceβs storyβraw, honest, and finally told the way it never was in court.
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π Read the full memoir on Amazon:
bit.ly/ThreeTimesAVictimMemoir
π Authorβs Website:
bit.ly/ThreeTimesAVictimBook
π§ YouTube Playlist:
bit.ly/ThreeTimesPodcast
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Tags:
#ThreeTimesAVictim #FalseAccusation #PleaDeal #CoercedSilence #JusticeFailed #VictimNotCriminal #TraumaSurvivor #CPTSDRecovery #NarrativeTherapy #LegalBetrayal #SystemicInjustice #MentalHealthAwareness #FreezeResponse #WrongfulConviction