National Sexual Assault Hotline Had Busiest Day In Its History After Kavanaugh Hearing
RAINN also reported a sharp increase in calls throughout Thursday, the day of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh’s closely watched Senate testimony.
The National Sexual Assault Hotline received more than 3,000 calls on Friday, marking the busiest day in the hotline’s history, a day after Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified on Capitol Hill about her claims that he sexually assaulted her when they were in high school.
RAINN, which administers the hotline, reported a 738 percent increase from its normal amount of calls, according to CBS News.
The organization also reported a sharp increase in calls throughout Thursday, the day of Blasey and Kavanaugh’s closely watched testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Blasey is one of the three women who has accused the Supreme Court nominee of sexual misconduct. Her emotional testimony compelled many people to speak out about their own sexual assault experiences.
During breaks between Thursday’s rounds of questioning, C-SPAN received several powerful calls from viewers recounting past incidents of sexual abuse, some of whom said that they had rarely spoken about it before.
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