Of course.I use to hang out with a girl I wanted to sleep with and we would drink and do drugs. She never let me sleep with her. Are you saying I should have drugged her and raped her while she slept?Let's assume that the prosecution has enough evidence to show that they lodged the complaint (and got the arrest warrant) just in time. Assuming (just for this limited example) that they now do not have a big problem with the issue of the statute of limitations, how does this case stack up?
Sometime, around12 years ago, a woman agreed to have the comic assist her (in her perfectly valid profession) as a kind of "mentor."
They became friendly, but she was uncomfortable when he became hands-y.
Still, she would come back for more mentoring and he offered her some drug to relax her.
She evidently did not know WHAT drug he was offering her. But she accepted it nonetheless. AND, she washed it down with wine. I should say with MORE wine.
Then, because of the drugs and wine she felt unable to control her own movements, was nauseated, tired and was apparently just semi-conscious.
She had some non violent sexual contact with the comic. (Not clear that she recalls how much or many of the details.)
She came-around the next day and her clothing and undergarments were re-positioned. (She had apparently had sexual contact before coming out of her drug induced stupor.)
She delayed in her reporting of the encounter thereafter.
But a few months later a report was made.
The comic was questioned and made some statements which, at best, constitute at least partial admissions.
The State prosecutor in that county made the choice to NOT press criminal charges against the comic.
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Time passes -- Many other alleged "victims" come forward claiming similar things about the comic's sexual predatory behaviors.
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On the eve of the expiration of the 12 year statute of limitations, a new District Attorney reverses the previous determination. Charges get lodged.
How GOOD the case is for the prosecution seems to turn on how credible the complainant is.
It also seems to involve a bit of luck. That is, will the judge permit into evidence at the eventual trial (if there is one) any details of any of the other alleged incidents for which the comic was named as a perpetrator?
Did you make passes at her while she was high?