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ABC News
March 1, 2015
The woman who accused football star Jameis Winston of rape is speaking out in a new film.
Erica Kinsman shared her story in “The Hunting Ground,” which filmmakers say seeks to expose the epidemic of violence and institutional cover-ups sweeping college campuses across America.
According to Kinsman, the alleged incident occurred at Winston’s off-campus apartment on Dec. 7, 2012 following a night of drinking. At the time, she was a student at Florida State University, and Winston was the university’s superstar quarterback.
“I just want to know, ‘Why me?’” she said in the film, which is appearing in theaters starting today. “It doesn’t really make sense.”
Kinsman told filmmakers Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick that when she identified her alleged rapist, she was told by the lead detective, “This is a huge football town. You really should think long and hard about whether you want to press charges or not.”
While the Tallahassee Police’s handling of the case has been criticized, no charges were filed in the case, with Florida State Attorney Willie Meggs citing insufficient evidence. Winston — who has maintained that the encounter was consensual — was also cleared in a university code of conduct hearing.
Winston is slated to be one of the top picks in this year’s NFL Draft.
