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Speak Up! - View Question #310 |
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Question: What happens if a girl wants sex but when they get caught and sent to court the girl says the guy raped her?
Answer: Whenever you are accused of crime, the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you have actually committed the crime. This means bringing evidence, including potentially the statement of the victim, in front of a jury. The government will need to build a case that convinces the jury that you did, in fact, commit the crime.
When a person is saying that she has not consented to sex, the government would be required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she did not consent to have sex. The government's case will hinge on whether the victim provides believable testimony to convince the jury that she did not consent.
Typically, prosecutors are sensitive to trying to build a case out of the testimony of ONLY the victim. It is very hard to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt when it is based only on the statement of the victim. Usually more evidence will be needed to convince a jury, especially if the victim is a young girl.
Prosecutors also do not want to have a situation of 'He said, she said' in which two people simply contradict each other. This would almost never be enough, without more evidence, to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt.
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On 07/27/03
NC Guy from NC said:
They have ways to tell if the sex was mutuial or forced..I learned this in school since I am a crimmianl justice major at UNCC....The rape kit show if there has been forced entry or not by rips in the muscle whereas if it was mutial then there will be no rip...Wow school is good for something...lol..=)
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On 06/24/03
Sara from Othe said:
I was raped when I was 15, unfortunatly I was acused of lieing by the police too, although they hummoured me and made it look like they were doing something when really they weren't I over heard them talking to my mum about it.
The thing is that although someone who hasn't commited a crime gets arressed it's wrong, but then someone who has commited the crime gets away with it! This was the case with me and I found it upseting. They didn't even look for him!
I resent people that call rape because if they get that person aressted it's wrong!
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On 05/29/03
Heather from AZ said:
i so dont agree with katie there because i have been going ALL thru google all day and i have found alot of %s that she is rong u just dont say "someone raped me for the heck of it" like 85 or 90 something % says that a girl just does not say that for the heck of it.
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On 05/29/03
Heather from AZ said:
i so dont agree with katie a girl dont and should not have any reason in the world to say "someone raped me" for the heck of it. its a huge deal and nothing to lie about i have been on google all day and all the %s i have seen say girls dont lie about it.
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On 05/09/03
Alyks from Othe said:
I think a lot of girls use the fact that judges and juries feel sorry for them if they scream rape to their benefit. Too many girls and adult women feel that if they cry rape, then everyone pities them, they're the center of attention, and they don't come off as cheap or dirty. I know a guy who is the sweetest guy in the world and has been charged with rape by his ex girlfriend. She started crying rape when her boyfriend walked in on her having sex with his best friend (her ex boyfriend). Now he is probably going to jail because no one believes him except for people who know him. He's the
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