Anthony Furey: Galloway Case Shows That Facts Do Matter When It Comes to Sexual Assault Accusations

Commentary It was hard to say who the sympathetic hero was by the end of the Julia Roberts film “After the Hunt.” Released last year, the film was billed as a psychological thriller about a professor (Roberts) caught up in a sexual abuse scandal involving one of her students and another professor. The petty politics [...]

Anthony Furey: Galloway Case Shows That Facts Do Matter When It Comes to Sexual Assault Accusations

TL;DR

  • The Julia Roberts film "After the Hunt" was a psychological thriller about a professor in a sexual abuse scandal.
  • The film depicted petty politics, moral indignation, and double standards within academia.
  • All main characters were portrayed as flawed and bore responsibility for their downfalls.
  • The film's cold tone made university life seem unappealing.