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Originally Posted by transplant99
My guess is that when the victim refuses to talk to police, they are pretty much hand cuffed to be able to do much about it.
The police need evidence. Short of a rape kit and/or a victims statement, it is nearly impossible to find anything that would stand up against cross examination in a "he said/she said" kind of crime.
Also they have to really tread lightly when the victim does not want their name out there, which appears to be the case with this woman.
Tough situation for sure, but really hard to lay blame on the cops from what I have read.
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Yeah this part is hard to accept for a lot of people (myself included). The crown can charge anyone, they don’t “need” the victim to agree. But, without her, in a “words vs. Words” case, the crown is pretty much hooped. I think most people would agree they’d like to see criminal charges laid as appropriate, but it’s not that easy. And say they had went for it with minimal evidence and a witness who didn’t want to continue that nightmare. Then they are potentially acquitted, and their names are cleared… which obviously nobody wants.