With such salacious facts, of course this would make national headlines.
A Cornell University co-ed, just 18, attended a frat party. She had sex
with a large number of en at the party, including twice with two men at
the same time. There was alcohol and ketamine and no one was sober.
At the time, in her police statement, she said the sex was consensual
and she wasn't forced to drink or take the drug. Now she's suing on the
basis of a different story, that she was raped.
Of course we've heard of girls going to parties then getting in over
their heads with drinking and drugs. If they blackout, they won't be unconscious but won't remember. If they pass out, then sex cannot be consensual.
One of the boys reacted to the drink and drug, couldn't participate as
he began throwing up, making him in much worse shape than "the victim",
but the "I am Jane Doe" supporters won't acknowledge that even this boy,
among those accused, wasn't the aggressor.
The other claim is the lack of independence of the university police
since she didn;t make her report to city or county or state. Well, I've
heard some discussion of exclusive jurisdiction in state law, but not
from a lawyer with expertise in police law.
The prosecutor clearly didn't do his job by failing to press charges.
Immediately, I rejected the accusation against the prosecutor. He
couldn't win at trial without a complaining witness, although there was something about a city police report he didn't read. I still don't buy
that there was anyone to indict.
Was she pressured to make a false statement by campus police? It sure
doesn't appear so. It took more than two weeks for her to come forward
in response to pressure from friends who were appalled by the incident.
But she's not saying that anyone forced her not to go on record with
true facts.
In her initial statement, she wasn't pressured. She and the boys
discussed what they would do and who would participate. She rejected an
offer of a foursome, so it didn't happen. She also stated that she wasn't
kept at the party and could have left earlier had she wanted to.
After the drug wore off, one of the boys regretted the sex and
apologized to her.
I heard some discussion of the law making it very difficult for a woman
who never became unconscious to claim she didn't consent if the sex was
the result of a loss of inhibition from drugs and alcohol that she
willingly took.
No idea why she's suing two years later. Pressure from her parents? A
way to deny her own responsibility?
Batya Ungar-Sargon goes over-the-top with "false accusation"; good thing
she's so pretty. Her guest, Robby Soave, did his homework. He read her
original statement, the public portion, and discusses state law. he
speaks neutrally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CuHd-IXX_Q
I feel sorry for the "victim". I see no reason why she needs to regret anything. Can't friends and family help her to live with the memories,
with perspective? She wanted to have a wild night in a drug-induced
haze. It wasn't as enjoyable as she expected, so maybe try sex when
sober and in control? No one should make her feel that she ruined her
life or seven evil boys brutally attacked her. Perhaps she doesn't need
the advice she's been receiving. My guess is that explains the lawsuit.
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