Why do some people excuse sexual assault when their friend did it to someone?

As the impact of sexual harm becomes more well known, young people are seeking answers about who to believe – a sticky question to answer if we as adults don’t understand what’s going on. In this episode, we unpack our tendency to ignore bad news and do some self-reflection on how complicated things can get when you know someone involved in a harmful experience.
In this episode we reference harmful sexual behaviours in young people, for more information see season 2, episode 2 (Is it still sexual assault if both people were kids?) and harmful influencers, for more information see season 2 episode 8 (What do you think about Andrew Tate?).

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