Tornado | EP 5 | Saskia's Story
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Listen to Between Us on America's number one podcast network, iHeart. Follow Between Us and start listening on the free iHeartRadio app today. On December 18th, 2018, Mike Levengood was charged with rape. The prosecutors spent the next year building the case against him. They were going to a jury trial and the state wanted a conviction. So they ran toxicology, consulted with experts, combed through online chats, and analyzed every moment of the dozens of videos they were able to track down. In the end, they gathered over 30 videos Mike had filmed without Saskia's consent. In many of them, she was completely unconscious and her husband was violating her. Mike was charged with 31 counts of illegal surveillance.
And even though prosecutors had video evidence of what Mike did, in the end, they were only able to bring four counts of rape. Under Maryland law, it was legal to rape your unconscious spouse, just so long as it was done without force. If he was found guilty of every charge, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. That was Saskia's hope. I wanted him to be in jail. And I felt like testifying against him and holding him accountable would give me back some of my power. But if the jury questioned Saskia's story, Mike could walk free. For Ashley Inderfurth, the lead prosecutor on the case, it was nerve-wracking. This isn't a scenario where it's a 50-50 and we got to get it to 51%. The jury has to believe it beyond a reasonable doubt.
In the final lead-up to the trial, Ashley had to pass the case off to another colleague. I had to go out on maternity leave. She was pregnant with twins, and they came early. In the months after they were born, she practically lived in the NICU.
And I was sort of, you know, really not thinking about work, but this case was an exception.
The day before Mike's trial was set to begin, Ashley was in the hospital. She was at her baby's bedside when her phone rang. It was Rebecca McFitty, the prosecutor who took over Saskia's case. Ashley answered right away. She knew how much I cared about it, and she called me to make sure I was okay with what she was going to do.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–11:13
2
What led to the trial of Mike Levengood?
11:13–12:27
3
What evidence did prosecutors gather against Mike Levengood?
12:27–18:58
4
What challenges did the prosecution face in Saskia's case?
18:58–32:31
5
What was the significance of the plea deal for Mike Levengood?
32:31–51:27