Her aggressors were identified but, according to her own account, the public prosecutor told her that she was "the product of a bad upbringing" and that, being a porn actress, she should not be complaining.

Time magazine reviewed the film and said, "And as one of the amoral avengers, Raffaela Anderson has true star quality...."[citation needed] In the 2001 mainstream film, Amour de Femme, she played a dance instructor who falls in love with a married woman.

In 2005, she participated, along with nine other current or former adult film performers, in the documentary Une vie classée X from Mireille Darc for the French TV channel France 3.

She related how she lost her virginity on camera, spoke of her family and background, and of the violence she suffered or witnessed in the porn industry.

Anderson wrote a book, titled Hard, describing her experiences in the porn industry and decrying its abuses.