How come sexual assault is one of hardest crime to prosecute vs every other crime?
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It all comes down to proof. You have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that So-and-so is the person that assaulted the other person and if there’s no DNA evidence from fingernails (defensive) or rape kit, or there’s no video evidence then you have no concrete proof and it devolves into a circumstantial case of “he said; she said”
Then you factor in the social and cultural stigmatisms that exist and you get victims not always willing to fight the fight.
There are also a not insignificant amount of sexual assault allegations that have been false so there’s little trust in the system.
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