How a Paid Expert Reversed His View of a Notoriously Flawed Prosecution in the Rape of a Bestselling Author by Joaquin Sapien July 17, 2026, 6:00 am

How a Paid Expert Reversed His View of a Notoriously Flawed Prosecution in the Rape of a Bestselling Author Law professor Bennett Gershman told ProPublica that the prosecution of a man for the rape of author Alice Sebold was laced with misconduct. Then he was hired by the city and county that prosecuted the man — and reached a very different conclusion. by Joaquin Sapien July 17, 2026, 6:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/alice-sebold-anthony-broadwater-rape-case-prosecutorial-misconduct-bennett-gershman?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river