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Annette Colert
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Becky McIntosh
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Sarah
个人财务专家，广播主持人和畅销书作者，通过“Baby Steps”计划帮助数百万人管理财务和摆脱债务。
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Sarah Ganim
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Sarah Ganim：Coco Berthmann 的故事前后矛盾且存在难以置信之处，例如每天被强奸10次造成的生理伤害不可能被父母隐瞒，以及其在德国的经历时间线不合理。虽然人们很少会编造被性侵的经历，但Coco Berthmann的故事中一些细节前后矛盾，这让她对Coco的叙述产生怀疑。人们质疑Coco Berthmann的故事并非因为她声称被性交易，而是因为她所说的一些无关紧要的小谎。Coco Berthmann 的一些不必要的谎言让她难以让人相信其核心故事的真实性。 Valiant Richie：虽然性侵受害者通常不会一开始就说出全部真相，并且细节可能会前后矛盾，但这并不意味着事件没有发生。 Becky McIntosh：Coco Berthmann 在与Becky同住期间编造了许多谎言，包括父母去世等。Coco Berthmann 会模拟癫痫发作，这让她怀疑Coco的谎言是出于某种目的的操控行为。Becky 认为Coco Berthmann 寻求关注和戏剧化的行为是一种操控手段。Coco Berthmann 的行为构成了情感虐待和操控。Coco Berthmann 通过编造Tony去世的谎言来获取关注和同情。Coco Berthmann 的行为让她失去了对人的信任。 Annette Colert：Coco Berthmann 因为Tony获得的关注而感到不满。Coco Berthmann 关于Tony去世的消息是虚假的。 Sarah：Coco Berthmann 在高中时就向Sarah 透露了被母亲卖掉用于性交易的经历。Sarah 因为Coco Berthmann 的操控行为而终止了与她的联系。Sarah 认为Coco Berthmann 的谎言和被人口贩卖的经历可能都为真。 Coco Berthmann的母亲：否认Coco Berthmann 声称其被母亲贩卖的说法。

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Coco Berthmann's public story of sex trafficking garners attention and speaking engagements. However, inconsistencies and lies about smaller details emerge, raising questions about the truth of her larger story.
  • Coco's claims of severe abuse raise skepticism due to their extreme nature.
  • Her timeline of events in Germany seems suspicious.
  • Coco gets caught in minor lies, like faking singing videos, which cast doubt on her overall credibility.

Shownotes Transcript

By the summer of 2019, Coco Berthmann has gone public with her story. She's regularly invited to appear on podcasts and to speak at anti-trafficking events. One organization even flies her to Miami to give the keynote address at a star-studded benefit for survivors. But privately, Coco's story just isn't adding up. She shows all the outward signs of having lived through trauma, but she keeps getting caught in lies that have nothing to do with her larger story of abuse and survival. And those closest to her are struggling to figure out what actually happened during Coco's childhood.

Plus, an unexpected call from Germany changes the course of the investigation.

If you or a loved one is struggling, help is available:

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline): Dial 988

National Human Trafficking Hotline): 888-373-7888

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)): 855-897-5910

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Resources)

Mental Health Hotline): 866-903-3787

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