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S14 E13: WCN Presents: [Kaylan & Melissa] SWW S14 Updates // Part 1

2024/3/7
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Kaylan：讲述了她与Jake长达六年的虐待关系，包括情感、性、经济虐待以及Jake利用性爱录像进行控制。最初只是想在Instagram上分享故事以警告其他人，但随着更多女性站出来，她们的目标转变为寻求更广泛的正义，因为Jake的行为没有停止，并且越来越恶劣，她们有责任站出来保护其他女性。 Melissa：通过Instagram账号了解到Jake的恶行，并被受害者们联合起来寻求正义的行为所感动。她认为Jake的行为模式表明他是一个危险人物，缺乏同理心和冲动控制，并且不诚实。 Tiffany：作为播客制作人，她讲述了制作这一季节目的过程，以及在法律上的风险和挑战。得知Jake对儿童的虐待后，她决定制作这一季节目，以保护未来的受害者。受害者们提供的证据是节目制作的关键，她们已经收集了大量证据并整理了时间线。受害者们最初并没有要求警方逮捕Jake，而是节目组在收集到大量证据后主动将信息提供给了警方，并揭露了西雅图警方在处理此类案件上的不足。 其他受害者：分享了她们各自与Jake的遭遇，以及她们在寻求正义和互相支持过程中的经历。 Kaylan和Melissa：重听自己的故事是一种复杂的情感体验，既有自我批判也有自我宽恕，并最终帮助她们摆脱了长期以来背负的负罪感和羞耻感，并重新获得力量。她们与其他受害者建立了新的友谊，并从节目中获得了积极的体验。她们认为女性互相支持，共同对抗虐待至关重要。

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The initial goal was to share personal stories to warn potential victims about Jake's abusive behavior, rather than aiming for legal action.
  • Jake leveraged his media connections to victimize over forty women.
  • A petition was created to call for Jake's legal accountability.
  • The mission evolved as more women came forward with worse experiences than initially thought.

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*Content warning: domestic abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, and non-consensual pornography. 

Season Fourteen of Something Was Wrong began airing on October 20th, 2022 and the last episode aired on January 3rd, 2023. The season highlighted the narratives of Kaylan, Melissa, and Sara and their very toxic, abusive relationships with a man named Jake, as well as the abuse their children faced. As the season progressed, it included several accounts from other victims and acquaintances of Jake as well. Jake continued to leverage his professional connections in the media to add validity to his dating presence and in turn, victimized over forty women. On December 13th, 2022, the guests of Season 14 also participated in a SWW Live event on which they discussed the impact of the season & answered some listeners’ questions. One week later, a petition was created to call for Jake to face legal accountability. And despite the fact that less than a year passing since its release, quite a lot has happened. The Broken Cycle Media team is so grateful for Kaylan, Melissa, and Sara’s involvement, as well as the rest of the guests' of season 14, and the impact their sharing has made. We are also grateful to host this conversation with Kaylan and Melissa about all that’s come next since Season 14 aired.

Season 14 of SWW 

https://somethingwaswrong.com/14-2/)

Change.org) Hold Jake Accountable

https://www.change.org/p/seattle-police-department-hold-jake-gravbrot-accountable)

The Stranger on Jake Gravbrot

https://www.thestranger.com/cops/2023/01/06/78802686/after-months-spd-finally-responds-to-allegations-of-serial-sexual-assault)

Seattle Times: Seattle police stopped investigating new adult sexual assaults

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/seattle-police-halted-investigating-adult-sexual-assaults-this-year-internal-memo-shows/)

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