This is the thing, at least in my opinion, and I’m speaking from my own personal experience. When I worked the street, it would have been pointless in reporting any of my rapes. People cannot help but be influenced by certain facts, no matter if the prosecution could avoid asking the questions the defense would ask them. You do not have to take the stand as a defendant but as a victim you do.
First questions from the Defense Att., “Miss Dynamite what do you do for a living?”
Answer Miss Dynamite, “I’m a stress release facilitator.”
Defense Att., “Does that mean you have sex in exchange for money?”
Miss Dynamite, “Yes.”
Defense Att., “So, you’re a whore, right?”
Miss Dynamite, “Yes.”
At that point, you may as well roll up the sidewalks it all over. No one will put a john in jail for not paying a whore. Oh, it had a lot more involved than that, but the good people of the jury will never get beyond the fact that the victim is a whore.
Believe me, some of the most violent acts of rape are committed on hookers. We’re the favorite target for a serial rapist or serial killers because no one cares if we live or die. While I’m not complaining, I’m glad to not be in that life anymore, those are just the facts. I think it is hard for someone to comprehend being that desperate in life, to sell yourself is beyond the line most people draw. You know, that line you will not cross. It is easier to understand stealing than fucking for money. I think it is very hard for a woman that has never been that desperate to get it.
Being a prostitute goes beyond slutty, having loose morals, or dressing provocatively. Jurors, especially women jurors, view it as having nothing left to lose. You’ll do it with anyone; therefore, you can’t be raped.
The times I was raped I knew these things to be true, the sad thing is, there still true. If I am ever raped again, I can’t report it, why? Because, the defense att. Will use my past against me. As soon as it comes out that I was a whore, case closed.