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Originally Posted by martyh
Well they only had her version of what went on to form a case didn't they ,if i remember she told the police she thought she had been drugged and woke up alone ,clearly that wasn't the case.She may have been drunk but not that drunk as the judge said drunken consent during sex is still consent .
The whole thing is a mess neither party has come out well from and i don't think they deserve to either .Their own actions created the situation ,no sympathy whatsoever for either of them
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I agree with you that its a mess but the reality is that in future women may be put off coming forward after they have seen what a highly paid lawyer can do to stain their reputation by bringing up their past.