I also investigate sex crimes. Even with the best of evidence it is incredibly difficult for us to obtain a conviction. Juries have a hard time with rape trials and ive seen not guilty verdicts even with positive DNA etc. As an added bonus the victim gets interrogated by a defense attorney and can feel revictimized. It's not an easy process for anyone involved.
There's a lot of garbage people in the world. I know someone currently going through a rape case against their husband. People can't get their heads around the fact people can be raped by their partners. Everyday I have to remind her I believe her.
not only is it he said she said, there is also no shortage of false accusations which continue to do far far more damage then they are held accountable for.
Sex crimes such as that have the additional burden of Domestic Violence which presents a whole new level of mental trauma for the victim. Keep supporting her.
Isn't this because the hardest part of the trial is often proving the lack of consent, rather than just proving that they had sexual contact? I mean, DNA evidence proves they had sex, but isn't it the case that a lot of times the defendant never denied that?
And in that case, it's easy to see why the victim feels like they're on trial.
Sometimes it's hard to comprehend. Example we just had was a mom and boyfriend that had sex with their 6 YO girl and 4 YO boy, using them as props. Boyfriend pleaded out and got 18 years. It took to trials to convict mom. In the first trial 7 jurors wanted to convict. One said she could believe that a mom would do it. I think that the average person has a hard time believing that a sex act can be evil, but that's just my personal theory.
Yeah, that's pretty unbelievable (the jurors reaction and the case).
The majority of sexual assault situations I'm exposed to (personally and professionally) center around college campus situations. In some cases it's very cut and dried, but in many cases it's not.
Hopefully this is a troll. Otherwise its an incredibly ignorant statement. I was falsely accused of rape. Imagine if i couldnt confront my accuser? My life was almost ruined in the first place from the ACCUSATION. Alone.
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u/Parrothead1970 Oct 14 '17
I also investigate sex crimes. Even with the best of evidence it is incredibly difficult for us to obtain a conviction. Juries have a hard time with rape trials and ive seen not guilty verdicts even with positive DNA etc. As an added bonus the victim gets interrogated by a defense attorney and can feel revictimized. It's not an easy process for anyone involved.