NYDA apologise to & reinstate Jennifer Koonings as sexual assault forensic examiner


NYDA apologise to & reinstate Jennifer Koonings as sexual assault forensic examiner
The Issue
Jennifer Koonings was fired from her job as a sexual assault forensic examiner at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, when the New York District Attorney discovered her on social media, using her expertise to debunk lies that Hamas committed mass rape on October 7th. The New York District Attorney slandered her to Mount Sinai about her having no credibility as a forensic examiner, (in spite of her winning awards for her role) after which her director contacted her to fire her.
On 1st January 2025, Moran Gez, an Israeli prosecutor conceded that is zero evidence to support the claim that rapes were committed on October 7th.
Following this concession, we are appealing to the New York District Attorney to apologise to Jennifer Koonings, contact Mount Sinai Hospital to retract their slander against her and have her resume her former position, as a credible, award winning, forensic sexual assault examiner. Please sign and share. She deserves all our love.
Here is the social media post that got Jennifer fired from March 2024: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4HRA0gLbAP/?igsh=MmpoZnZlNnRwcGo5
Below are Jennifer’s words, describing what happened to her, posted on her Instagram on December 2024 (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDZ5ErfROcy/?igsh=bHRubjRtejVkZWI4
‘This summer I was fired from my job as a s3xual assault forensic examiner for being a “r@pe apologist”
I got subpoenaed to testify for a case that I had done in 2023 and once the ADA found out I supported Pal3stine, she had an entire evidentiary hearing on me and my social media.
In this hearing, she accused me of having no credibility as a forensic examiner because of the video I uploaded to IG where I pointed out that the evidence being heralded as “proof” mass grapes happened (as well as justification for a gen0cide to continue), were actually up to no standard of proof (based on my skills and training).
She was not able to get me thrown off of the case but she was able to drastically limit my time on the stand testifying for the victim about the forensic exam I conducted. She brought in another forensic examiner who did not treat the victim to be the “expert witness”. Which was unbeknownst to me. The ADA told me she only needed a short testimony from me because the case was so strong - she had so much evidence and it was a “slam dunk.”
Unfortunately, the NY DA’s office ended up not getting the r@pe conviction in this case. The ADA told the hospital it was my fault because the “jury was questioning why I played such a small role in the case.” When I was getting fired, I was told that I was the reason why the victim did not receive justice.
As a forensic examiner, I always approached each case and each victim I treated as if that was some of the only “justice” they would receive because unfortunately, most of their abusers will never be held to account - at least by the criminal injustice system.’

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The Issue
Jennifer Koonings was fired from her job as a sexual assault forensic examiner at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, when the New York District Attorney discovered her on social media, using her expertise to debunk lies that Hamas committed mass rape on October 7th. The New York District Attorney slandered her to Mount Sinai about her having no credibility as a forensic examiner, (in spite of her winning awards for her role) after which her director contacted her to fire her.
On 1st January 2025, Moran Gez, an Israeli prosecutor conceded that is zero evidence to support the claim that rapes were committed on October 7th.
Following this concession, we are appealing to the New York District Attorney to apologise to Jennifer Koonings, contact Mount Sinai Hospital to retract their slander against her and have her resume her former position, as a credible, award winning, forensic sexual assault examiner. Please sign and share. She deserves all our love.
Here is the social media post that got Jennifer fired from March 2024: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4HRA0gLbAP/?igsh=MmpoZnZlNnRwcGo5
Below are Jennifer’s words, describing what happened to her, posted on her Instagram on December 2024 (https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDZ5ErfROcy/?igsh=bHRubjRtejVkZWI4
‘This summer I was fired from my job as a s3xual assault forensic examiner for being a “r@pe apologist”
I got subpoenaed to testify for a case that I had done in 2023 and once the ADA found out I supported Pal3stine, she had an entire evidentiary hearing on me and my social media.
In this hearing, she accused me of having no credibility as a forensic examiner because of the video I uploaded to IG where I pointed out that the evidence being heralded as “proof” mass grapes happened (as well as justification for a gen0cide to continue), were actually up to no standard of proof (based on my skills and training).
She was not able to get me thrown off of the case but she was able to drastically limit my time on the stand testifying for the victim about the forensic exam I conducted. She brought in another forensic examiner who did not treat the victim to be the “expert witness”. Which was unbeknownst to me. The ADA told me she only needed a short testimony from me because the case was so strong - she had so much evidence and it was a “slam dunk.”
Unfortunately, the NY DA’s office ended up not getting the r@pe conviction in this case. The ADA told the hospital it was my fault because the “jury was questioning why I played such a small role in the case.” When I was getting fired, I was told that I was the reason why the victim did not receive justice.
As a forensic examiner, I always approached each case and each victim I treated as if that was some of the only “justice” they would receive because unfortunately, most of their abusers will never be held to account - at least by the criminal injustice system.’

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Petition created on 8 January 2025