Tiffany Reese
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So again, that starts 7-7-2025 and you can join us and celebrate its launch on July 13th, 5 to 8 p.m. St. Felix, Hollywood. Moving forward, some other exciting updates that we had recently, Amy highlighted on the What Came Next episode we did with the survivor who we're calling Dara.
At that point, the Senate bill, Senate Bill 151 in Indiana, that Dara has been working with various representatives on, it finally passed in the Senate. On 4-30-2025, Senate Bill 151 became public law. And this law specifies that a prosecution for rape as a level three felony that is barred by the statute of limitations may still be brought within 10 years from the discovery of DNA evidence.
Dara has been instrumental in working with the representatives to help author this bill, support this bill. It was a very exciting day for us here at Broken Cycle Media, and we just couldn't be happier for her.
She has just been such an inspiration to me. Recently, we found out that Malik's law that we were discussing for season 23 in Texas, it did not get passed through in the House that session, which is not uncommon, even though obviously it can be very disappointing and discouraging for those who are working on these bills.
I was able to share with them because of Dara's perseverance in what she's accomplished. We've had other survivors who have been met with these obstacles in the past. They've stayed persistent. And sometimes it's a matter of changing some of the language, doing a little bit more research. There's different reasons. So again, just incredible work on her part, her family's part. And
It was just really fun getting to see that from a distance. I hope we see more of it. Another incredible legislative win for survivors was the Take It Down Act that just recently passed. This was a bipartisan law, meaning both sides of the aisle supported this law.
It's now illegal to knowingly publish or threaten to publish intimate images without a person's consent, including AI-created deepfakes. It also requires websites and social media companies to remove such material within 48 hours of notice from a victim. The platforms must also take steps to delete duplicate content.
Many states have already banned the dissemination of sexually explicit deepfakes or quote, revenge porn or non-consensual pornography. But the Take It Down Act is a rare example of federal regulators imposing on internet companies, which is something we have been fighting for. This is just such a huge win for survivors.
So many nonprofits that we work with and follow were ecstatic to see this passed. I hope we see more legislation like this that protects our citizens in the ways that tech companies need to be responsible for these products that they're packaging and they're selling to people, whether it be dating apps, social media, pornography sites, etc.
They need to also be responsible for the harm that can be caused. And I think this is a great first step for many survivors. Switching gears to Something Was Wrong case updates, season seven featured Amy's story and her continued fight for justice has been spoken a lot about on both Something Was Wrong and What Came Next. Unfortunately, Amy's fight for justice truly doesn't end.
And if you followed her story closely, You've witnessed that in real time over these last few years and what she's had to continue to fight for. Any updates you could share with us, Amy, about where things stand hearing wise? Are you having to go back to court anytime soon? Anything you feel comfortable sharing?
Is there anything that listeners can do to support at this juncture?
Thank you so much for sharing. You never cease to amaze me, Amy. Hadassah is so lucky to have a daughter like you and who continues to fight for her. And it's just a tragic reminder of how survivors' fights, we'd never really get to rest and how these things really fracture and change us forever.
That's a really sad, uncomfortable truth, but it is the truth and one we can help one another carry together. I just appreciate you and we'll certainly do whatever we can to support along the way. So if you haven't signed the petition, please do. We will link it in the episode notes.
Switching gears, we also have a kind of non-update update for season 18, Caitlin Braun, for those who are following us. As a reminder, Caitlin Braun was originally sentenced for faking pregnancies and fraudulently receiving doula care. She was originally given house arrest. And then, as we predicted, she reoffended within months of being on house arrest. So...
She was arrested and she pled guilty in January to two counts of obtaining by false pretense services under $5,000 and two harassment-related charges. This is a long-standing pattern for Ms. Braun, the assistant crown attorney Simon McNaughton told the court in January.
According to the CDC, Braun previously pled guilty to 21 separate charges, including fraud, indecent acts, false pretenses, and mischief after pretending to have experienced pregnancies and stillbirths between June 2022 and February 2023. She was then sentenced to two years of house arrest, as requested by both the defense and the Crown, and despite a judge's concern that she would reoffend,
She did. Her latest hearing was on May 15th, 2025. But essentially, the joint submission that was presented at this hearing suggests that the time left on Braun's two-year house arrest should be served in custody, followed by an additional three years due to her reoffense. They said they'll consider the submissions and they set a June 9th date where they will potentially sentence Braun.
Again, a kind of a non-update update. But what I know is that the survivors deserved better and they should have done a better job sentencing the first time. I think it was really apparent to everyone that Caitlin was going to reoffend. And unfortunately, that proved to be true. So we will continue to bring updates as we can. But it sounds like Caitlin Braun will be doing some time in prison.
Moving forward, a happy update related to season 20. After South by Southwest, Lauren and I both were able to fly to Iowa this past April to see Monica marry her sweetheart, Kenton. It was so beautiful. I was completely honored to be invited. It was just wonderful being together again with the survivors and for such a happy special occasion.
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