Please refer to my initial posts on this topic, and imagine the victim were your sister or your daughter. I have posted several references to what happens to a rape survivor when people insist on doubting his or her story. The thread regarding Mr. Cromartie is an interesting diversion, but in no way parallel, although the discussion that follow it has been parallel. Mr. Cromartie was acquitted of sexual assault. It appears that in his case, the justice system worked as intended, with the benefit of the doubt going to the accused. In this case, THE ASSAILANT WAS CONVICTED! As Judge Brovol has stated, this is not an easy thing to accomplish. I apologize that I became frustrated with some of the responses on this thread, and I appreciate that no specific gender bias was intended. However, I stand by the general thought that there is a problem with this thread, and it affects the victim. Those who do not believe the victim will treat her differently. Her path has become significantly more difficult. There is a large body of literature, including the above article entitled Being Silenced. (listed in the ncbi.nih link on page 4). I can post references until eternity, and they will not change the mind of those that are not willing to try to understand. This is a culture problem, and I will take the small victory of the conviction, and hope that there are more people out there that understand this problem. Please understand that the victim has enough to deal with, and the innocuous "questions about the justice system" do have an impact, regardless of whether or not they seem to refer to the specific case. By doubting the system, you are doubting the victim. Please don't pretend you are not.