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EffYouJohnPodesta ago

I don't think like that. I was mainly stating that they probably had sex because I heard that both of them are in CIA families and she was part of a compromise op. I don't know if she was raped or by him, but at some point she was probably exploited at the very least. I also don't believe people who wait that long but there is a small chance that they might be telling the truth. Most people don't believe her particular allegations, simply because they are uncorroborated and there are too many political issues at place.

Just as there are all kinds of reasons why someone might lie there are all kinds of reasons why victims stay silent. This is especially true for people who are brainwashed or exploited over a long period of time or who are told to stay silent or they'll suffer worse retaliation. In my case I actually didn't want to report it at first and I only did so later on knowing that nobody would believe me but feeling like I had to stand up to my rapist. I have a friend who was able to get her rapist in prison years later.

I am saying that even if you had sex with the person it's very easy to claim it was actually consensual, so a rape kit isn't going to be conclusive. Rape cases are always he said she said and without a confession or some type of video footage, witnesses, etc. every case in my mind is going to be without the type of proof necessary under the beyond a reasonable doubt standard.

Children get more credibility than adults who are raped because they're underage and can't consent. But adult women do get violently assaulted all the time and they are almost never believed.

I never said guilty until proven innocent. I have a background in criminal defense work and I tend to think prosecutors are overzealous and tend towards lying.