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MsJaneFuzzyWuzzy

(58 posts)
5. Maida Vale is in England ;)
Sun Jan 10, 2016, 02:11 PM
Jan 2016

If you read the link to the source story

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3361640/Saudi-millionaire-cleared-raping-teenager-telling-court-accidentally-penetrated-18-year-old-tripped-fell-her.html

there seem to be some credibility issues on both sides. That does happen. And England is where the notion of proof beyond a reasonable doubt originated.

edit to add from the Mail story:

When she gave evidence to the court, the teenager had said she had gone into the bedroom but was unable to wake her friend, and feared she might be dead.

She said she fled the flat but did not call the police immediately because she did not want to 'aggravate the situation'.

Mr Bartfeld put to her: 'If you think your friend is dead you can't really aggravate the situation - she's not going to be more dead than you thought she was before.'

Mr Bartfeld said the teenager had lied because she was embarrassed Mr Abdulaziz did not want to have sex with her.


And it was a jury who acquitted him.


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