"Victim/Suspect" chronicles de Leon’s investigation into a disturbing pattern: young women report sexual assault to the police but instead of the perpetrators being brought to justice, the women are arrested for filing a false report.
Working for The Center for Investigative Reporting, de Leon’s exhaustive research uncovered a surprisingly large number of these cases nationwide. Re-examining law enforcement , de Leon unearths telling recordings of police interviews with victims. Featuring firsthand accounts from numerous young women as well as interviews with police, investigators, and legal experts, Victim/Suspect raises crucial questions about how the criminal justice system views and treats sexual assault victims.