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The Assault (2014)

NR 2014-09-20 (US) Mystery, Crime, Drama, TV Movie 1h 30m

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It was the night she can't remember, but the town will never forget.

Overview

After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to piece together the night that she can't remember in her fight for justice. Based on the true story of the Steubenville, Ohio rape case.

Jason Winn

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Jennifer Maisel

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Makenzie Vega

Sam Gleason
Khandi Alexander

Detective Jodi Miller
Gary Weeks

Dan Gleason
Malik Yoba

Coach Tim Miller
Pierson Fodé

Reed
Amy Bruckner

Frankie
Michael Cognata

Jordan
Andria Blackman

Anne
Erin Cole

Vivian
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A review by Wuchak

60%

Written by Wuchak on April 24, 2023

Are prized players in a football town above the law?

A cheerleader at a high school in Eastern America reports that she was raped while partying with some football players at the school. Was it a case of kids just being kids while drinking or was a crime committed? And, if so, can it be proven?

"The Assault” (2014) is a Lifetime production inspired by The Steubenville High School rape of 2012 by the Ohio River in eastern Ohio. It mixes "Are You in the House Alone?" (1978) with the theme of football players taking advantage of cheerleaders observed in "The Swinging Cheerleaders" (19... read the rest.

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