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Other women were prevented from seeking charges against him because the statute of limitations on their claims had expired. The podcast reveals that many have since worked to extend or eliminate the statute of limitations on sexual assault claims in three states.
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It also allows Constand, who granted no interviews prior to the verdict, to talk about her work launching a nonprofit foundation,Hope, Healing and Transformation, to aid other survivors of sexual assault. “She’s now taking a very painful chapter of her life and turning it into a force for good,” Egan tells PEOPLE.
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“So many people base their opinions about the case on emotion,” says Egan. Her hope for the podcast, she says, is that “it encourages people to seek out more information, to seek out facts.”
source: people.com