>the victim blaming overtones

She was not the victim in relationship to Anthony Broadwater.

She was not raped by Anthony Broadwater and she is the one who identified him as her rapist after she met him on the street.

When she met Anthony Broadwater, the police wasn't there to deceive her.

She was sure Anthony Broadwater raped her (without being prompted by the police), then, weeks later, could not identify him.

It was only then that the police convinced her that Anthony Broadwater was the rapist.

I'm not saying this to condemn Alice Sebold, she made a terrible mistake when she was a traumatized 18-year-old.

But it is important to get the facts right: Anthony Broadwater became a suspect because Alice Sebold falsely accused him.