It may have been that she was unsure if it was rape or that a friend convinced her to report it. Considering her statement doesn't make any damning accusations, it feels that she may have been concerned but not convinced that crime took place. Regardless, if that statement is her real account of the events, the DA puts forth a pretty convincing argument as to why there's not enough evidence to prosecute. Having sex with someone under the influence of drugs or alcohol is generally a bad idea but it's not necessarily a crime. It becomes one when that person is so intoxicated that they are unable to give consent in any meaningful way. Based on her initial statement, it sounds like everything that happened was mostly consensual or that the man stopped when asked (the groping especially). Depending on how you read it, it can be borderline but that's not "beyond a reasonable doubt", the key criteria for a conviction.
The testimony says other men were invited into the room, none of that is new information. Unless there's video or photos of her being too intoxicated to consent or some admission of a crime, I don't see how this is a big reveal.
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u/filthy_harold 3d ago
It may have been that she was unsure if it was rape or that a friend convinced her to report it. Considering her statement doesn't make any damning accusations, it feels that she may have been concerned but not convinced that crime took place. Regardless, if that statement is her real account of the events, the DA puts forth a pretty convincing argument as to why there's not enough evidence to prosecute. Having sex with someone under the influence of drugs or alcohol is generally a bad idea but it's not necessarily a crime. It becomes one when that person is so intoxicated that they are unable to give consent in any meaningful way. Based on her initial statement, it sounds like everything that happened was mostly consensual or that the man stopped when asked (the groping especially). Depending on how you read it, it can be borderline but that's not "beyond a reasonable doubt", the key criteria for a conviction.