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drkgodess t1_jdxjb72 wrote

Reply to comment by KenTheAlbino in N.Y. to pay $5.5 million to man exonerated in writer Alice Sebold rape case by OutsideObserver2

It's not the victim's fault he went to trial here. The DA insisted despite the shaky evidence.

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KenTheAlbino t1_jdxjm63 wrote

Oh I don’t think the prosecution should be let off the hook either. But the victim called him a rapist based upon pretty much nothing.

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PurpleAntifreeze t1_jdykoiu wrote

No, not nothing. She was told they had scientific proof it was him. That along with the emotional coercion and the fallibility of memory (especially after both physical and mental trauma) added up to her agreeing to testify. Let’s not act like this man is the only fucking victim here ok?

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Last_Mandalorian t1_jdzin8u wrote

So you didn’t read the case, huh? How do you think the police identified him as a suspect? Because he saw her on the street and smiled at her and she accused him based upon that. The “scientific” evidence came later.

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