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Episode 6: On the Record

2023/8/17
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Believable: The Coco Berthmann Story
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Amanda Frisbee
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Lynn Packer：对Operation Underground Railroad (OUR)组织的长期调查和报道，揭示了该组织夸大其词，实际效果甚微，甚至可能对儿童造成伤害。他认为OUR组织利用儿童性虐待的议题筹集了巨额资金，但其行为是儿童性贩卖问题的“好莱坞化”表现，夸大其词且缺乏对儿童的后续关照，导致资源被从更有效打击儿童性贩卖的组织中抽调。百万富翁Paul Hutchinson也因Tim Ballard试图通过OUR组织成名而与之决裂。 Coco Berthmann：与OUR组织短暂合作后公开决裂，指责Tim Ballard是骗子。之后，她向调查OUR组织的调查人员提供证词，并指控一名OUR组织成员对其性侵犯。她还指控Paul Hutchinson性侵犯她，并声称自己正在与FBI合作，并被提供证人保护，但这些说法都被证实为谎言。她还编造了吸食海洛因、被跟踪、被贩卖等一系列谎言，试图获得金钱和关注。 Tim Ballard：OUR组织创始人，被Coco Berthmann指控为性贩卖的参与者，试图通过让Coco Berthmann结识摩门教高层来平息事态。 Paul Hutchinson：百万富翁，邀请Coco Berthmann住在他家，并为她提供了大量的物质帮助，包括金钱、车辆、医疗等。但他最终发现Coco Berthmann编造了大量谎言，包括指控他性侵犯、吸毒、与她的母亲和人口贩子联系等。 Chris Hansen：记者，曾调查OUR组织，Coco Berthmann向他提供了信息，但他最终发现Coco Berthmann的说法站不住脚，并停止了与她的合作。 Richard Paul Evans：畅销书作家，曾与Coco Berthmann会面，并被她邀请合著一本书，但他后来也开始怀疑Coco Berthmann的故事。 Amanda Frisbee：Coco Berthmann的朋友，证实Coco Berthmann善于迅速与人建立亲密关系，并经常反过来指责他人。 Matthew Kennedy：OUR组织的支持者，曾与Coco Berthmann约会，他转述了Coco Berthmann指控Tim Ballard是性贩卖参与者的说法。

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Coco Berthmann’s student visa is set to expire, and she’s desperate to stay in the United States. So… her story grows. Again. Coco meets with a best-selling author to talk about collaborating on a book. She tries to convince journalist Chris Hansen to make a documentary criticizing a major anti-trafficking organization… with her as a central character in the film. And she files rape charges against a well-known anti-trafficking advocate.

But in the middle of all this, the word gets out: Coco Berthmann is not who she claims to be.

If you or a loved one is struggling, help is available:

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline): Dial 988

National Human Trafficking Hotline): 888-373-7888

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)): 855-897-5910

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Resources)

Mental Health Hotline): 866-903-3787

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