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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I imagine that Ontario prosecutors are now looking at this case - legally, it's not up to her whether there's a criminal investigation.
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This is the thing that gets lost sometimes. Because we are so much exposed to American media and their legal system where victims decide whether or not to press charges, people assume that is how it works in Canada. However in Canada, it is up to the investigators to decide if a crime occurred and whether there are sufficient leads to continue investigating and press charges.
There is a really big chance (like probably a 100% chance) that the victim isn't the only one who knows who the guilty people are, and if the other players are cooperating like they say they are, there will be names dropped. And once those people start panicking, more names will follow. Of course, if the victim refuses to testify, that can hurt the case and ability to get a conviction, at which point maybe the police don't press charges.