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Statutory Rape!

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fozzy2

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Vengeance is a dish best served cold...

I would throw a note of caution into suggestions that you "go public" and make charges, as it were, against the woman. It might be better to wait until a after the trial and verdict, when facts have been testified to in open court, to do such things. Until that time, your charges are largely hearsay and she could turn around and launch a legal "counter-offensive" against you with claims of harassment, libel/slander, etc. Even if you prevailed, which is likely, you could still get dragged through a legal mess. On the other hand, if a verdict has been handed down and something has been testified to in court, suits/actions by her are much more likely to get tossed at the outset with a minimum of trouble to you. In addition, the rapists attorney might make claims (if weak ones) about attempting to tamper with the jury pool or inducing "command interference". While you do have rights, so do the other parties, and why get caught up in a potentially messy/expensive sparring match when you can just bide your time and deliver a knockout blow? Of course, if something goes terribly wrong and you think justice will not be served you might have to change your tactics. But the military deals with these things frequently, and the case at a distance seems solid (statutory + forensics).

As to filing a civil suit against the mother and/or the rapist, you will probably have to contact your own attorney.
 



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