A rape survivor, guilt ridden after learning that an innocent man had been sent to prison in her case, brings together crime victims and exonerees to help heal those impacted by wrongful convictions.
Fifteen years ago we reported on a woman named Jennifer Thompson -- a rape victim who was devastated to learn, years after her assault, that she, and the police, had identified an innocent man who was convicted and sent to prison, while the actual rapist had gone on to attack several more women. Not an uncommon story in this era of DNA exonerations, and Jennifer Thompson has tried for years to do something about it.
This is the 17th retreat Healing Justice has done.Lesley Stahl: How effective is it when it's not the same crime?Jennifer Thompson: Very effective. There's something powerful and healing when an exoneree can hear what the victim in their case must have felt like. And for crime survivors, it's really healing to also hear about the experiences of exonerees.Chris Ochoa: The biggest thing I lost was trust.
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