Since she went public in late May with a rape accusation against a high-profile TV reporter, Shiori has been exposed to a storm of hurtful and derisive comments by anonymous internet users.
¡°A prostitute,¡± ¡°A publicity stunt,¡± ¡°A honey trap,¡± were some of the phrases hurled at the 28-year-old freelance journalist publicly and privately via social media and direct emails.
She was so overwhelmed by the deluge of messages from strangers that she asked a friend to sift through them for a while, she said.
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