Content warning: This story contains depictions of alleged sexual assault.
In 1987, eight construction executives were charged with allegedly defrauding $7.4 million from the New York City Transit Authority. The case proved weak. Jurors didn’t just acquit the men; many stood and cheered when the verdict was announced.
Afterwards, Raymond Donovan, a former U.S. Labor Secretary and thus the most prominent of the defendants, said he was pleased but had a question.
“Which office do I go to to get my reputation back?” he asked.
On August 25, 2022, then Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza was named in a civil lawsuit alleging he participated in the gruesome gang rape of a 17-year-old girl while attending a 2021 party near San Diego State University.