Prosecutors still think sexual assault cases are too hard to win in court
, much of the problem lies with prosecutors’ hesitance to take up cases they aren’t sure they can win. And the factors that make sexual assault cases appear unwinnable remain largely the same.Carl Bornstein, a former prosecutor at the state and federal levels. “This is tough sledding.
The prosecutor has to assess: is this going to hold up under the scrutiny of 12 people?”reported that prosecutors may be especially weary about a case if it involves an alleged assailant the accuser knows, or if alcohol played a role in encounter; these were the cases that prosecutors rejected most often.
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