“Sexual assault victims never get justice.”
That, according to a civil lawsuit filed against a prominent Brigham Young University football player, is what an officer of the Provo Police Department allegedly told a woman who reported being sexually assaulted.
Provo police have said they “have a team of dedicated investigators and victim advocates whose sole mission is to provide justice to victims of sexual abuse,” and that they did not discourage the victim.
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