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Exposing what the police and courts wouldn’t — and what society owes in return

by Chip Scanlan

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Amber Wyatt was the victim of a sexual assault following a party while she was in high school in Arlington, Texas, in 2006. Her claims were not fully pursued by police or courts after the community shamed her as a liar.

September 11, 2019

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