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The alleged victims never pressed for Assange to be charged for sexual assault.
by whamlastxmas 7y ago
The alleged victims never pressed for Assange to be charged for sexual assault.
- dominotw 7y ago> Assange was accused of rape by a woman and sexual assault by another one what does 'accused' mean here? I assumed accused = pressed charges. edit: oh i see wht you mean. thanks.
- whamlastxmas 7y agoThe women did not accuse him of rape. They described alleged sexual assault, wanted the police to contact him to ask him to take an STD test, and the police took it upon themselves to want Assange for questioning in regards to sexual assault.
- dominotw 7y agowhy would the article say otherwise though? it literally says they accused him.
- pnw_hazor 7y agoIf they accused him of performing actions that, if true, meet all the elements of the crime rape, they have accused him of rape.
- whamlastxmas 7y agoTo be more clear: the women did not approach the police with the intention of them pursuing any allegations about sexual assault. The accusation was made by police after hearing the context around the women's request. So while the women communicated circumstances that the police interpreted as sexual assault, it was not their direct accusation
- dominotw 7y ago> the women did not approach the police with the intention of them pursuing any allegations about sexual assault. I don't understand what were their intentions then. Its hard to fathom for me as to why someone wouldn't pursue criminal allegation against a person who raped them. Really bizzare.
- whamlastxmas 7y agoBecause the alleged situation wasn't what we commonly think of as rape, and I agree the circumstances are bizzare - which is why I am skeptical of this entire situation.