robert moran, the waterbury police department captain, has died. nant who read donna her rights, retired from the police department years ago and could not be reached for comment. despite ruffling feathers in the waterbury pd, neil o'leary served in the department for almost three decades, and then he changed jobs. in 2011, he was elected mayor of the city, a job he held until 2023. the waterbury police department has radically changed the way it treats sexual assault victims, thanks, in part, to the efforts of jane doe no more. we want other victims to know that they are not alone. you are the most perfect, living, breathing example of how you can come back from something like this and how you can survive and go on to live a productive life. thank you, and you know, you can't help what someone does to you, but you can choose how you react. and, you know, with understanding and nurturing, you can heal from this. andrea canning (voiceover): donna's nonprofit continues to empower survivors and educate public school students and law enforcement about s

andrea canning: after that angry exchange at the waterbury police department, john suddenly realizede police were thinking, that donna had had an affair and had invented the rape as a cover up in case she was discovered. john knew he had to ask his wife if that was true. it was very hard for me to even have to even ask that question. i mean, but i just figured, all right, they say they got irrefutable evidence and this and that, so i got to ask her. andrea canning: john palomba says his trust in his wife never wavered. after all, he knew donna. john palomba: i mean, if anybody had a clean reputation, it was her. andrea canning: a real lady, is how john describes his wife, a throwback to yesteryear. john palomba: donna wasn't the kind that went to happy hour with the girls, or she wasn't the kind that would be out by herself or with a girlfriend. she was a person who was home. andrea canning: all the same, john knew he'd have to ask his wife that painful question. john palomba: i just looked at donna, and i said, is there anything i should know about? andrea canning: coming up-- did y