S10 E10: [Mia] Violated

Something Was Wrong

Broken Cycle Media | Wondery

True Crime, Education, Society & Culture

4.1 • 24.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

This week survivor Mia shares her story.

Mia spent years hiding her sexuality because of religious shame. Even though she was married to man out of “obedience” to church teachings, he knew she was gay and they were able to have a good friendship. Mia thought she had met a kind, beautiful woman who she could relate to on every level but it took six months to find out that this woman was not who she said she was.

Resources:

For free mental health resources, please visit SomethingWasWrong.com/Resources

The Human Rights Campaign envisions a world where every member of the LGBTQ+ family has the freedom to live their truth without fear, and with equality under the law. We empower our 3 million members and supporters to mobilize against attacks on the most marginalized people in our community.

The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people.

Safeline: Revenge Porn – What it means for the victim and the offender

Safeline was set up in 1994 by victims of sexual abuse who wanted to help others. We started as a helpline in a spare bedroom and over twenty years later we have helped more than 25,000 people in their journey through rape and sexual abuse.

Sources:

HG.org: Catfishing - Is It Considered Criminal Fraud? 2021, HG.org Legal Resources - HGExperts.com

Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman. Starring Nev Schulman, 2010, Catfish, IMDB.

WedMD: Signs of Catfishing By WebMD Editorial Contributors, Medically Reviewed by Dan Brennan, MD on December 03, 2020

Psychology Today: How Common Is Catfishing? By Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D Reviewed by Devon Frye, March 5, 2021.

Mosley, Marissa & Strickland, Morgan & Parker, M. & Campbell, Kelly. (2020). Adult attachment and online dating deception: A theory modernized. Sexual and Relationship Therapy. 35. 10.1080/14681994.2020.1714577.

FindLaw: State Revenge Porn Laws

Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors | Last updated October 08, 2021

Something Was Wrong’s theme song was originally composed by Glad Rags and is covered this season by Basic Comfort. You can listen to their cover of "U Think U" on all streaming platforms or at https://basiccomfort.bandcamp.com/

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Something was wrong is intended for mature audiences.
0:03.6	Episodes can discuss topics that can be triggering, such as emotional, physical, and sexual
0:08.1	violence, suicide, and murder.
0:10.2	I am not a therapist or a doctor.
0:12.4	If you're in need of support, please visit somethingwaswrong.com slash resources.
0:17.5	For a list of nonprofit organizations that can help, some names have been changed for
0:22.0	anonymity purposes.
0:23.5	Opinions expressed by the guests on the show are their own and do not necessarily represent
0:27.6	the views of myself or audio chuck.
0:29.9	Episodes are linked in the episode notes.
0:33.4	Thank you so much for listening.
0:35.8	Catfishing is when a person creates a fake identity or falsely impersonates the real identity
0:41.4	of someone else without their permission, usually targeting a specific victim.
0:47.2	Catfishing may be used for financial gain, sexual exploitation, or violence as a way to intentionally
0:53.9	harm a victim or to have other desires fulfilled.
0:58.2	The impersonation of another person online is not illegal by itself.
1:02.9	However, almost anything the perpetrator does could have legal consequences if they catfish
1:08.9	another person.
1:10.4	If interested in pursuing legal action, the catfishing victim may need to contact their local
1:16.4	authorities and gather evidence against the catfisher.
1:20.2	The more evidence gathered, the greater the chance the victim has in seeking justice for
1:25.1	the damage caused.
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