Breaking Her Silence | EP 3 | Jenifer's Story

Betrayal Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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True Crime, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.6 • 655 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Jenifer’s first conversation is with the victim of her ex-husband's most egregious acts. The teenage student that was sexually abused by Spencer Herron who was her teacher at the time. She is now a 21-year-old college student. She speaks about that experience publicly for the first time ever with Jenifer, his ex-wife. It’s a powerful exchange between the two women who never expected to meet one another. The victim’s account draws a roadmap of how a predator operates when a trusted adult targets a young person. Jenifer is devastated at the depravity of Spencer’s behavior. Both women find healing in sharing with each other and the community.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:02.5	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.5	This podcast discusses sexual assault.
0:07.3	Please take care while listening.
0:11.0	I think we have to make sure people are supported when they come forward.
0:16.6	Lots of times people want to come forward, but they're scared.
0:22.6	This person has groomed them. You know, I'm the teacher. I do this. I got this award.
0:26.6	You know, I've been here for so long.
0:28.6	These people know me.
0:29.6	So it's very hard for people to come forward to begin with.
0:33.6	Then the lawyers on the defense side, they're going to ostracize them big time.
0:38.3	They're going to call them a slough.
0:40.3	They're going to call them a whore.
0:41.3	They're going to call them everything under the book to embarrass them.
0:44.3	And then that keeps other people from coming forward.
0:47.3	We really have to do a better job.
0:49.3	That was Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Brody Jr.
1:05.7	I'm Andrea Gunning, and this is betrayal.
1:11.4	Episode 3, Breaking Her Silence.
1:19.2	After Spence was put behind bars, he would often write Jennifer.
1:23.8	Here's an excerpt from a letter he sent after a meeting with his attorney, Brian Hobbs.
1:28.7	It offers insight on how he viewed his relationship with the sexual assault victim.
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