Mr. Clune and Dr. Vanino’s work has been covered in regional and national news publications that recognize their progressive approach and successes in violent crime litigation. Victim Justice PC has either provided direct legal representation to the victim or consulted on the cases below.

Stillman Twins Tell Their Story on Anderson Cooper

September 26, 2011

Analysis: "Rape" report won't transform Strauss-Kahn case

August 28, 2011

 INJURIES INCONCLUSIVE

The report also documents redness in Diallo's vaginal area and indicates that she complained of shoulder pain, according to the magazine. But the injuries do not in and of themselves prove that an assault occurred, experts said, a common aspect of sexual assault cases.

"It's rare to have medical or physical evidence that really corroborates an assault," said John Clune, a Colorado-based victims' lawyer. "More often than not, the medical issue is kind of a wash."

Civil suit against Strauss-Kahn still seen viable

July 12, 2011

 "There's nothing from what I've heard about the alleged problems with the case that would make me immediately shy away," said John Clune, the lawyer who represented the accuser in the Bryant case.

Unlike in a criminal case, where a jury may not draw any conclusions from a defendant's decision not to testify, civil defendants typically must give their side during depositions and at trial. There is no Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination, and if a defendant refuses to answer, the jury is permitted to make inferences from that refusal.

We Were Prisoners in a House of Torture -GLAMOUR MAGAZINE

July 1, 2011

CONTENT ADVISORY:  This is an exceptionally painful and difficult story and readers may have a hard time reading about Will and Kristen's abuse.  Anyone wishing to help Will and Kristen can contribute to their charitable fund set up with the Denver Justice Council or offer other assistance as appropriate.  Please contact john@victimjustice.com for details.

Kristen and Will Stillman’s story hasn’t made national headlines or magazine covers, partly because, while Dugard’s parents searched frantically and vocally for her, no one was looking for the Stillman twins. With no family and no place to run to, they could rely only on each other to withstand more than a decade of abuse and torture.

Theirs is a story of sibling love and survival. But it also raises tough questions for the rest of us: How could this happen to children living in plain sight? To a boy and a girl who were going to school? And how do you even begin to tell such a story? Perhaps in the words that Kristen, now 23, etched, cut or tattooed onto her body as cries for help that nobody seemed to notice, starting with the simple question:  Why?

Vanino/Clune as quoted in Bloomberg

July 1, 2011

 False statements about the events immediately before or after a sexual assault are common, said Sheri Vanino, a trauma psychologist in Denver who often testifies as an expert witness in rape cases.

“That to me sounds similar to what a lot of victims do,” Vanino said of the change in the account by Strauss-Kahn’s accuser. “In an effort to be believed, they present the aftermath of what happened the way everyone would expect.”

Other rape-trauma experts agreed.

“It becomes very hard when someone may not be an angel,” said Sharmili Majmudar, executive director of Rape Victim Advocacy in Chicago. “Every single thing about them becomes a reason not to believe her. Whether or not she is an upstanding person doesn’t actually mean that he did or didn’t assault her. We tend to conflate the two.”