What are the odds of an arrest in a sexual assualt case without physical evidence?
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What are the odds of an arrest in a sexual assualt case without physical evidence?
A 17 year old male is being accused by his ex-girlfriend of sexually assaulting her at a party where they were both drinking, underage. It was a year ago. There is no physical evidence but the local police are
interviewing all the kids known to be at the party.
Asked on July 17, 2017 under Criminal Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
It depends entirely on how much testimony there is and how credible. If she is much more believeable than him, and/or if other people corroborate or support her story, then an arrest is likely. On the other hand, if he is more believable and she does not have testimonial support from others, an arrest is unlikely.
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