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RSSAs it turns out - and probably as it should be - Roethlisberger will not be charged with any misconduct in regards to the allegations made by the 20 year old in Georgia. This article from the Post Gazette goes into a little more detail about the findings.
Oddly enough - we still don't know what the girl truly alleged, outside of "they had sex" and not that she was "raped". Shouldn't that be made public domain in the same way that Ben got dragged through the mud? She later changed her mind that she was in fact raped and it wasn't consensual? I'm sorry, you can't say no after the fact - at least not yet...
Another oddity is that the did find "male" DNA but not enough to make a DNA profile. Ok, so if they did have sex - which Ben says they didn't - where did the rest of the "male" DNA go? A typical male ejaculates around a tablespoon of semen of which just a fraction would have been enough for a DNA profile (considering sperm carries millions of copies of the owner's DNA). It would've been trivial to match the DNA to Roethlisberger.
Add to that that the woman later sent a letter to the DA asking them not to file charges and it tells me this: The girl had sex, but it wasn't with Ben. And when it came time for the defense to really start probing into the accuser's actions that night she didn't want the truth to come to light. Remember, Garland (of Ben's defense) did his own investigation and provided that to the DA as well. What was in it we may never know, but I would imagine it had something to do with the accuser not wanting charges filed.
Rape is a despicable act. One that is so terrible that it affects the life of the victim forever. Rape, at least in regards to an adult, should be clear cut. Either you were raped or you weren't. Was it consensual or was it not. Yes, she was inebriated the night in question, but she was lucid enough to speak with the police and to go to the hospital - during which time she said that she had not been raped. Not until she had time to think it over did she determine that she had been raped. I don't really see how it can work that way, but that's just me.
In the end it appears to be another case of hindsight money-grubbing... We'll see if she tries the civil suit route next...
Regardless - Ben, get your head on straight and pay a prostitute. We get it. You're rich. You're a jock. You're popular. You're horny. No biggie. Give your money to the oldest profession and stay out of trouble. This may be your last chance.
Oddly enough - we still don't know what the girl truly alleged, outside of "they had sex" and not that she was "raped". Shouldn't that be made public domain in the same way that Ben got dragged through the mud? She later changed her mind that she was in fact raped and it wasn't consensual? I'm sorry, you can't say no after the fact - at least not yet...
Another oddity is that the did find "male" DNA but not enough to make a DNA profile. Ok, so if they did have sex - which Ben says they didn't - where did the rest of the "male" DNA go? A typical male ejaculates around a tablespoon of semen of which just a fraction would have been enough for a DNA profile (considering sperm carries millions of copies of the owner's DNA). It would've been trivial to match the DNA to Roethlisberger.
Add to that that the woman later sent a letter to the DA asking them not to file charges and it tells me this: The girl had sex, but it wasn't with Ben. And when it came time for the defense to really start probing into the accuser's actions that night she didn't want the truth to come to light. Remember, Garland (of Ben's defense) did his own investigation and provided that to the DA as well. What was in it we may never know, but I would imagine it had something to do with the accuser not wanting charges filed.
Rape is a despicable act. One that is so terrible that it affects the life of the victim forever. Rape, at least in regards to an adult, should be clear cut. Either you were raped or you weren't. Was it consensual or was it not. Yes, she was inebriated the night in question, but she was lucid enough to speak with the police and to go to the hospital - during which time she said that she had not been raped. Not until she had time to think it over did she determine that she had been raped. I don't really see how it can work that way, but that's just me.
In the end it appears to be another case of hindsight money-grubbing... We'll see if she tries the civil suit route next...
Regardless - Ben, get your head on straight and pay a prostitute. We get it. You're rich. You're a jock. You're popular. You're horny. No biggie. Give your money to the oldest profession and stay out of trouble. This may be your last chance.
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