And now, that poor woman can’t even find a job because her name was in all the papers as a murder suspect, and no one really believes she’s innocent. After all, the police wouldn’t arrest an innocent woman, would they? She must have done something wrong, in their eyes, so they won’t hire her. All because her father raped her and her siblings for decades, and her brother finally snapped and killed him.

As a result of the trial, she is now fighting a bitter battle to qualify for the inheritance she was cheated out of because of these charges (never mind the not guilty verdict).

She is also now paying, out of pocket, for weekly therapy and medication just so she can try to work her way through the minefield inside her own head. So yes, there is a substantial financial cost in this particular case.

But in an effort to make some sense of this madness, Stacey is now trying to make lemonade from the basket of lemons life has handed her. She is getting involved in advocacy and is writing a book about her story, hoping to reach those who are still locked in this kind of hellish life, hoping to encourage them to tell someone what’s happening to them before it’s too late.