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The Accused

The Accused

Being a victim was her only crime.
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After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
Released: 1988-10-14
Duration: 01:51:00
Genre: Crime, Drama
Tags: Rape and Revenge
Keywords: Rape, Blaming The Victim, Charged With Rape, ...
Director: Jonathan Kaplan, David W. Rose, Lara Fox
Writer: Tom Topor
Cast: Woody Brown, Carmen Argenziano, Barney O'Sullivan, ...
Director: Jonathan Kaplan David W. Rose Lara Fox
Writer: Tom Topor
Cast: Woody Brown Carmen Argenziano Barney O'Sullivan Leo Rossi Tom Heaton Scott Paulin Jodie Foster Steve Antin Walter Marsh Frances Flanagan Antony Holland Kim Kondrashoff Tom McBeath Peter Van Norden Garry Chalk Jerry Wasserman Kelly McGillis Stephen E. Miller Bernie Coulson Ann Hearn Tom O'Brien Terry David Mulligan Andrew Kavadas Rose Weaver Linda Darlow Veena Sood Allan Lysell Kevin McNulty Christianne Hirt Marsha Andrews Mike Winlaw Pamela Martin Deryl Hayes Dana Still Denalda Williams Babs Chula Rebecca Toolan Stephen Dimopoulos Freda Perry Garwin Sanford
Genre: Crime Drama
Tags: Rape and Revenge
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Description

On April 18, 1987, at a local bar, 23-year-old waitress Sarah Tobias (Jodie Foster) is brutally gang raped by three men who are cheered and encouraged by onlookers. Based upon a lack of strong evidence, including Sarah's own checkered past and her demeanor before the rape, Deputy District Attorney Kathryn Murphy (Kelly McGillis) offers the three men a plea bargain to a lesser offense which, although having a similar sentencing range, would make them eligible for parole sooner. 

Enraged, Sarah feels betrayed by Murphy. Against advice of the District Attorney, Murphy prosecutes three onlookers for their solicitation in encouraging the other men to rape Sarah. At trial, Sarah is finally able to tell her story, but is unable to identify the onlookers. A conviction seems unlikely until the fraternity brother of one of the attackers testifies in a flashback as to what he recalls. With all three onlookers convicted, Sarah's attackers will likely not be paroled.

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