Are They a Good Match? the Interactive Effect of Victim and Defendant Attractiveness on Perceptions of Stalking

We examined the effect of victim and defendant attractiveness on mock juror perceptions of stalking. Victim attractiveness increased pro-victim ratings (e.g., credibility). Defendant attractiveness increased pro-defendant ratings. Victim and defendant attractiveness interacted to predict verdict such that an attractive victim significantly increased guilty verdicts when paired with an unattractive defendant.