Stories like mine are not unique at all. In fact, theNew York Times unable to turn around or even lie down comfortably for nearly their entire lives—their eyes pleaded with me for mercy. Her lawsuit, she said, is intended to force Jones to admit “he peddled a falsehood, that Sandy Hook is real and that Noah was a real, living, breathing little boy who deserved to live out the rest of his life.” The trial put emotional stress on Caroline, her partner, and her friends. During the year-and-a-half-long period before her charges were dropped, Caroline was unable to travel abroad and missed out on other opportunities, like working as a children’s camp counselor or in a domestic violence shelter, that were hindered by employment background checks that typically look for criminal history.