Reply #165: My apologies. I should have chosen my words more carefully [View All]

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What I was trying to convey is the following: that where there is evidence of physical trauma, it often is an indication of forcible (and non-consensual) sex. I didn't mean to (although my poor choice of words inadvertently did) convey the impression that evidence of physical trauma is required to establish rape or even that it is typically found in rape cases. A rape can, and commonly often does occur without being manifested in physical trauma. My only point (poorly made) was that if the only information being publicized about this case was highly prejudicial to the defendants, my guess is that there would be a number of posters (and I did not mean to suggest that you are one of them) pointing to that evidence as "proof" of the defendant's guilt, even though the defendants had not had their day in court and an opportunity to rebut.