Campus sex assault suspect accused of sending "So I raped you" message to victim is detained in France after 3-year-search
Campus sex assault suspect accused of sending "So I raped you" message to victim is detained in France after 3-year-search
Ian Cleary had been the subject of an international search since authorities in Pennsylvania issued a 2021 felony warrant in the case.
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... an Associated Press story detailed the reluctance of local prosecutors to pursue campus sex crimes.
Probably because chances are they were perpetrated by those in positions of authority.
47 5 ReplyAcross the U.S., very few campus rapes are prosecuted, both because victims fear going to police and prosecutors hesitate to bring cases that can be hard to win, the AP investigation found.
35 3 ReplyAlso because the schools intervene to try and keep it from escalating to criminal reports, the campus cops are there to protect the school, not the people at the school.
Any diversion to “academic” discipline means they don’t have to report it as part of the crime stat.
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Or because it is a hot mess of young, drunken people of which many do not take responsibilities.
6 75 ReplyThe person snuck into her dorm room and raped her. What are you talking about?! Grow up.
60 2 ReplyRemember to rape responsibly, kids.
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That is a rough looking 31. He could easily pass for 5 to 10 years older.
I'm happy they got him and can't wait for him to be held accountable.
25 1 ReplyMaybe I'm reading too much between the lines here, but it seems to me he was homeless in France.
Then again, the wanted picture is obviously from before he went on the run, so I guess he just lost the genetic lottery on that one.
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And he would have gotten away with it if he hadn’t confessed in writing to the victim.
16 0 ReplyHe looks like a time traveling, evil Abraham Lincoln from another timeline
16 2 ReplyNah, Lincoln was thinner and less... bulbous. This guy looks more like Roger from American Dad roleplaying a used car salesman.
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