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Calls to national sexual assault hotline jump 40% in wake of Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning
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RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, announced that it saw a 40% increase in calls on Friday and Saturday following the first two nights of the Surviving R. Kelly follow-up. That was up from the 20% jump in calls following the original docuseries' airing last year.
TOPICS: Surviving R. Kelly, Lifetime, Documentaries
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