Do we live in a Rape Culture?

[Brownshoe]

(05-09-2016, 01:07 PM)Benton Wrote: It's up to the prosecutor. Even really crappy public defenders can win if there's no victim willing to say they were.

If the prosecutor goes forward with it and the defense calls the victim to the stand , if they say they weren't assaulted, then that's the end of the case. And some judges won't let it go that far.

I would think that the prosecutor would continue the case if they know that they could still win w/o her testimony. The case that you described had him admitting it, and had a witness, plus some physical evidence. Personally I don't think any prosecutor would let that case go, because it would be a very easy win for the prosecutor.