The Girls: “If it was your daughter”

About this episode

The episode discusses the case of Aryalle Stoner, who reports years of sexual abuse by her father, highlighting systemic issues in child sex abuse investigations.

17-year-old Aryalle Stoner runs away from home and tells the police that her father, Ronnie Stoner, has been sexually abusing her for years. The cursory investigation that follows is representative of a larger issue with child sex abuse investigations in Louisville. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Guest: Aryalle Stoner

Topics covered

• child abuse
• investigation
• family dynamics
• law enforcement
• societal issues

Keywords

• child abuse
• sexual abuse
• investigation
• Louisville
• NPR

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR

Places: Louisville

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