pieper lewis ran away from an unstable home at the age of 15.as repeatedly abused by multiple men and fatally stabbed one of them in 2020. she pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter last year. her case is again underscoring a serious issue of justice. hundreds of victims of sexual abuse and trafficking have faced similar legal consequences and even decades in prison for killing their abusers. joining me now is cyntoia brown-long, herself a survivor of human trafficking. she was convicted of murdering one of her abusers when she was 16 and served 15 years of a life sentence before she was granted clemency in 2019. she's now a criminal justice reform advocate and author of "free cyntoia: my search for redemption in the american prison system." cyntoia brown-long, welcome to the "newshour." thank you for joining us. there are so many painful parallels between what you endured and what pieper lewis has endured, the abuse, the legal process that followed. i just have to ask, when you first heard her story, what did you think? cyntoia: you know, it'

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pieper lewis stabbed her rapist two years ago, a victim of human trafficking sentenced to five yearsrobation but an iowa law requires anyone convicted of causing the death of another person to pay at least $150,000 to the victim's family. the money was raised online within 24 hours. >>> a major development this morning in a murder case followed by millions of people thanks to the podcast "serial." the young man who's claimed all along he's innocent may be getting a break. the man whose legal saga launched a hugely popular podcast could now be getting a new trial. >> this is a prepaid call from -- >> adnan syed. >> reporter: the story of adnan syed captivated millions during the podcast "serial" which raised questions about his murder conviction. at just 17 he was sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 killing of his girlfriend, hae min lee. >> it is what it is. >> reporter: but now prosecutors are asking a judge to vacate his conviction saying a new investigation found alternative suspects who were known to police but were not properly ruled out. >> it's not every day that the pros

pieper lewis was 15 when she stabbed 37-year old zachary brooks to death. police and officials agree that lewis was forcibly trafficked to men for sex after running away from home, including at knifepoint. lewis says one of those men was brooks who raped her multiple times in the weeks before his death. lewis, who is now 17, pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury last year, charges punishable by up to 10 years in jail. iowa does not have so-called "safe harbor laws" in place that gives underage trafficking victims at least some level of criminal immunity. an ex-aide to andrew cuomo has sued the former new york governor for sexual harassment. charlotte bennett filed the lawsuit wednesday in a federal court in new york city, alleging cuomo repeatedly made inappropriate sexual advances, then sought to smear her reputation when she publicly revealed the harassment. bennet's lawsuit is the second from at least 11 women who say cuomo unlawfully groped, kissed, or otherwise sexually harassed them. in sweden, four right-wing parties have agreed

he said he had to order the payment under iowa state law pieper lewis, now 17 years old, was 15 whenbbed a 37-year-old man more than 30 times. we typically do not name sexual assault victims, but lewis agreed to have her name used in stories about her, according to the associated press officials say she was a victim of human trafficking they say she ran away from an abusive life with her adoptive mother and was sleeping in the hallways of an apartment building during that time period, they say a 28-year-old man took her in, and forced her to have sex with other men the man lewis killed was one of the men she says raped her multiple times she said the night of the killing, he took her to an apartment at knife point and sexually assaulted and raped her. after, in a fit of rage, she grabbed the knife and stabbed him. before the sentencing, lewis read from a statement in court, she called herself a survivor and said her innocence was stolen from her. >> my story can change things. my story has changed me. the events that took place on that horrific day cannot be changed. as much as i wis

ordered to pay $150,000 to the family of her alleged rapist who she stabbed to death. 17-year-old pieper lewisyears probation and ordered to pay restitution to her alleged rapist's family. >> cnn's lucy kafanov joins us now. the teenager was able to escape prison time, but this payment is part of iowa law. explain that. >> that's right, victor. prosecutors never disputed claims that lewis was sexually assaulted or trafficked, so regardless of the sentencing in this case, this is a young woman who is for life going to be deeply scarred and traumatized by these horrific experiences. she described running away from a difficult home experience as a teen, winding up with no place to live, eventually moving in with a man who forced her, sometimes at knife point, to have sex with other older men, including zachary brooks, who allegedly raped her multiple times, including while she was unconscious. she described waking up to the rape, snapping, grabbing a knife, stabbing him to death. here's pieper in her own words. >> i wished the events that took place on june 1st, 2020, never occurred. but to say t