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Originally Posted by Smartcar
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Which is why she agreed to cooperate with the Crown. It's not her decision to press charges. However, if she did not want to cooperate then the Crown would not really have a case (no witness).
Many women make the conscious choice to not cooperate with charges given the high burden of proof, public nature, and social stigma.
The reality is that sexual assault, to some degree, is astronomically more prevalent in society (even western society) than people think.