THE DONNA GENTILE STORY

When Donna Gentile escaped from a home for delinquent girls and made her way to San Diego she had big dreams.   She worked in security for a while and even dreamed of joining the police department.   But things didn’t work out as she planned, and she found that the only way to survive was by turning to prostitution.   Donna allowed herself to be befriended by several police officers thinking that this would afford her some protection in her dangerous life on the streets. Instead she was harassed and ultimately victimized by some of the same police to whom she had turned for help. But Donna was a fighter.   Rather than taking the abuse, which included sexual harassment, she reported it to the San Diego Police Department.   She testified against two officers, one of whom lost his job on account of her testimony.    Her life became further complicated when the Internal Affairs Division exploited and coerced her into becoming a police corruption info...

(artist credit) Louis Hock.info THE DONNA GENTILE STORY When Donna Gentile escaped from a home for delinquent girls and made her way to San Diego she had big dreams.   She worked in security for a while and even dreamed of joining the police department.   But things didn’t work out as she planned, and she found that the only way to survive was by turning to prostitution.   Donna allowed herself to be befriended by several police officers thinking that this would afford her some protection in her dangerous life on the streets. Instead she was harassed and ultimately victimized by some of the same police to whom she had turned for help. But Donna was a fighter.   Rather than taking the abuse, which included sexual harassment, she reported it to the San Diego Police Department.   She testified against two officers, one of whom lost his job on account of her testimony.    Her life became further complicated when the Internal Affairs Division exploite...