The assault never happened, the police chief acknowledges the damage done to the falsely accused (after being named at the time, I presume), and yet the accuser is never named.
Well, I'm glad she won't have her name published and any damage possibly done to her good name. /sarcasm for those who didn't realize it.
Sexual assault never happened, yet accuser STILL retains anonymity.
Investigators of a recent alleged sexual assault case at Southwestern College have concluded that the assault never happened, according to a written statement from Winfield Police Chief Danny Parker.
The alleged sexual assault reportedly occurred on campus at Southwestern on Nov. 8. It is unrelated to another rape alleged to have occurred on campus and reported to authorities on Sept. 12 or 13. That case is still under investigation, Parker said.
“The facts identified in (the Nov. 8) incident clearly exonerate the alleged suspects of any wrongdoing or criminal activity,” Parker wrote in the statement. “Unfortunately, reputations of the falsely accused individuals have been damaged. This should be a reminder that the accused is innocent until proven guilty.”
The reporting party, whose name was not released, could face criminal charges as a case of false reporting. The charge has been presented to the Cowley County attorney’s office for possible prosecution, according to the statement.
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http://www.winfieldcourier.com/articles/2009/12/02/news/news/doc4b16b53e61eff478828694.txt
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How does this case factor into the feminist rape hysteria BS?
http://falserapesociety.blogspot.com/2009/12/campus-flyer-holds-men-responible-for.html
"The reporting party, whose name was not released, could face criminal charges as a case of false reporting."
I assume that her name will be released if she is charged?
hey wait...I thought women and girls would NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER lie about being raped???
Snark inquires - "I assume that her name will be released if she is charged?"
Snark,
I'm guessing that you already know this, but... the reason that it is being report that she could face criminal charges, is because they are waiting to see if the situation "dies down" so that they can sweep the matter under the proverbial rug.
There is no reason NOT to file charges immediately. Criminal charges can be amended, added, and even dropped, after the fact.
They KNOW she committed a crime. They know that they took her word, and went after an innocent man - and his reputation was severely damaged. They even know that her lie has cost them time and money.
I believe what it comes down to is that law enforcement will tend to react one of two ways when they realize that they've been duped.
On one hand, they can become angry, press charges and demand restitution.
But, unfortunately, there is the other hand, which finds them embarrassed that they been duped, their lack of professionalism in their often "over-heated" responses, and even fear of being held accountable by the voting public if the story grows to big to contain.
In these latter cases, it is my contention that they drag their feet "study the possibility of charges" so as to let the matter cool, and hope for an even bigger "distraction" in subsequent news cycles.
Pressing charges and moving forward against the criminal who fooled them would only serve to highlight their incompetence in the publics eye.
I just wish more law enforcement agencies would have the "stones" to get mad rather than try to hide their shame.
That is a very good and astute observation Mr. SlWerner! IMHO, law enforcement is also afraid of the public's "learned" perception that women who claim victimhood are victims.
off topic. If Iwere to mention a case of sex trafficking, which genders will come to most people's minds? Rarely would a female be thought of as a sex trafficker.
Nashville, Tennessee Woman Sentenced on Sex Trafficking Charges
http://www.rockbridgeweekly.com/rw_article.php?ndx=16247
Anonymous - "That is a very good and astute observation Mr. SlWerner!"
Thank for your kind comments.
And, "props" to the Winfield Courier for allowing my post (basically the same things I said here) to (finally) be allowed on their site.
It was gratifying to see that 2 of the other 3 posters to the article on their site also took a strong position against FRA's. I believe that thinking people everywhere intuitively understand the evil of FRA's; however, I fear that all too often they fail to recognize how widespread and pervasive the problem has truly become.
Thanks a lot for a bunch of good tips. I look forward to reading more on the topic in the future. Keep up the good work! This blog is going to be great resource. Love reading it.
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