04-29-2022, 12:58 PM
(04-29-2022, 10:14 AM)pally Wrote: He was protected by South Carolina's "Romeo and Juliette" clause from being charged with statutory rape. The age of consent is 16 but a person 18 and younger cannot be charged if the other person was 15 or older (and not a family member or person of authority)
She tells a compelling story but we have only heard her story told several years later. Date rape is really hard to prove under the best of circumstances because it almost always comes down to him saying she said yes and her saying she didn't. Reporting it 2 years later is not the best of circumstances. We also have the authors of the story whose entire purpose of the story was seeming to bash the Bengals management.
I don't know what to think. And I don't know what the solution is. Not even the guys who said they were aware of the allegations said anything publically when he was drafted. Not even rumors were leaked to the media. Does that indicate that they didn't buy the allegations? Whatever happened, occurred years ago and wasn't reported at the time. Do you punish someone for unproven allegations? In this counry, a person is supposed to be innocent until proven guilty (beyond a reasonable doubt), but we also know that the reality is often the opposite.
So, Like I said I don't know what to think. I do know I want more information
This sums up my feelings.
I will say to all who keep saying she waited 2 years just got the money. Many women have a hard time coming forward after a rape. It's embarrassing and shameful to them at the time and they are often even worried about people accusing them of lying etc. Waiting does NOT make her the bad guy or mean that it didn't happen.
But I agree with pally here. Don't know what to think of this at the moment
