Alleged Gang Rape Victim Recants Accusations

Alleged Gang Rape Victim Recants Accusations

Written for the web by C. Johnson, Internet News Producer

A 19-year-woman who claimed she was raped by four men has recanted her allegations. All charges have been dropped against two men in custody and warrants have been rescinded for three others also accused.

On Tuesday, an attorney for one of the suspects presented Sacramento police detectives with evidence refuting the victim's claims. The attorney had several cell phone video clips showing the alleged victim and alleged suspects participating in what appeared to be consensual sex acts.

Today, upon questioning by detectives, the woman recanted her charges.

According to police, the victim was acquainted with Chiem Saechao, one of the men in custody. She said he invited her to his apartment on February 6 near 4th Avenue and the 65th Expressway. Once there, she told police investigators four men repeatedly raped her and took turns restraining her. She also said there was a 15-year-old boy present who watched. She told detectives she managed to leave the apartment early the next afternoon. Later that day, she reported the alleged incident to police.

http://www.kxtv.com/storyfull2.aspx?storyid=16619

continued with those charges, seeing herself raped again in a courtroom and having a jury see it all, too.

I'm sure a lot of rapes "appear" consensual to the rapists and their attorneys.

On edit: check out this story http://www.progressiveu.org/113838-peer-pressure-the-press-circus-victimization-and-intimidation-why-cant-we-expect-women-to-report-rapes-explicit
Just be prepared to gag.

is that. A friend of mine was married to a cop and they said they have to ask that each time because they see so many people who do recant. (They don't talk about the reasons WHY a person might recant. they just assume it means the victim lied. But most of the time, the victim sees the writing on the wall and would rather deal with a false report charge than a criminal testimony.)

Here read these too:

http://www.progressiveu.org/160000-sexual-violence-against-women-in-society

http://www.progressiveu.org/222438-sexual-violence-against-women-in-society-terri-hatcher-part-2