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Originally Posted by rubecube
Except this isn't atypical for a lot of sexual assault victims. It can be incredibly difficult to seek out law enforcement immediately after the incident occurred. Everyone deals with trauma differently.
The reason for a civil suit vs. criminal charges largely has to do with burden of proof. He may have gone to his lawyer and been advised there wasn't enough evidence to obtain a criminal conviction.
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See, I hate this. If he did it then a civil suit solves nothing. No justice is done.
At the same time, as is usually the case, the truth in situations such as these is often found somewhere in the middle.
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