How come sexual assault is one of hardest crime to prosecute vs every other crime?
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It involves sex which everybody does all the time. So, basically the ‘criminal’ version of the act is identical to the ‘non-criminal’ version of the act (minus the consent of one party) which takes place a gazillion times every day. Also, the non-criminal version of the act is not just fun, but it is one of the most important forces driving the evolution and continuation of human beings.
It usually takes place between two people in private, with no witnesses.
It usually comes down to a disagreement on whether it happened or not, so as a judge or a jury, there is no way to know which of the parties to believe and it is very difficult to put someone in jail or otherwise punished for something that cannot be proven with any degree of certainty.
It is usually between two people that know each other. And people that know each other are also the ones that have sex with each other. It is much easier to convict the very rare ‘stranger who jumps out of the bushes’ and assaults someone.
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