Suddenly, {Cecilia Washburn} was getting a lot of attention from her friends," Pabst explained to the jury. "Attention from the dean of the pharmacy school….Attention by Dean Charles Couture, the then dean of students; by the Crime Victim Advocate office; by the nurse, {Claire} Francoeur….Miss Washburn got attention by the investigator and by the prosecutor. Her regret was replaced by sympathy, attention, and support, and a little bit of drama, and a little bit of celebrity….Her regret, fueled by drama, became purpose. She received a new public-and important-identity: victim.
( Jon Krakauer )
[ Missoula: Rape and the Justice ]
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