Almost five million people watched Surviving R. Kelly II: The Reckoning this weekend on Lifetime, today Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) put out a press release, saying that the airing of the docuseries over three days lead to a 40% increase in calls to their sexual assualt hotline. Part of the statement, put out by their Press Secretary, Erinn Robinson is below:
The Friday and Saturday after ‘Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning’ aired, RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced a 40% increase in calls. We are proud to have partnered with Lifetime on this project and are encouraged that our work with the media continues to empower survivors of sexual violence to seek the help that they need to heal.
This news is why shows like this, and more importantly people sharing their stories is so important, seeing and hearing people share their stories allows other people to come forward to report/tell their stories that they have hidden, for whatever reason. If you would like to see the full statement, you can see it on RAINN’s Official Website. To report sexual assualt or get help from RAINN you can reach out to them 800-656-HOPE (4673)
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