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| Language | English |
| Subject | Sexual violence |
| Publisher | Plume |
Publication date | August 13, 2019 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 304[1] |
| ISBN | 9780525533771 |
| Website | www |
Nobody's Victim: Fighting Psychos, Stalkers, Pervs, and Trolls is a 2019 book by Carrie Goldberg, co-written with Jeannine Amber. It describes incidents of sexual violence experienced by Goldberg's clients and herself, as well as other famous cases. The acts of violence include rape and sexual assault, revenge porn, "doxing" (posting personal information online), "swatting" (false reports to law enforcement that cause emergency responses), "sextortion" (sexual extortion), and abusive messages. Goldberg categorizes perpetrators as "assholes", "psychos", "pervs" or "trolls" depending on their nature, though "assholes" was omitted in the book's subtitle to avoid profanity.
Some of Goldberg's cases received previous media coverage, including that of a boyfriend who harassed his girlfriend online, posing as her ex-partners, and escalated the abuse after the relationship ended. There was national reporting on a man whose ex-partner incited 1,000 men via Grindr to approach his home under the pretense of offering hardcore sex. Goldberg's case against the New York City Department of Education for their schools' handling of student reports of rape also received such attention. She also represented five women who were sexually abused by Harvey Weinstein, a topic covered in Nobody's Victim.
Throughout the book, Goldberg recounts her "psycho ex", who harassed her for a year. She was vulnerable when she first met him as she had recently been date raped by a doctor who sutured a swastika into her buttocks—Goldberg had not previously spoken about this experience publicly, but was urged to by Amber. Though worried about doing so, Goldberg was inspired by clients who trusted her with their stories. Nobody's Victim was met with positive critical reception, receiving praise for the importance of the subject matter.