Witnesses Say Cops Make Rape Cases Go Away | Womens eNews

Witnesses Say Cops Make Rape Cases Go Away Womens eNews

(WOMENSENEWS)--Sarah Reedy was working at a Gulf Station in Cranberry, Pa., in 2004 when a man came into the store and held the 19-year-old at gunpoint. After robbing the register, he held the gun to her temple and forced her to give him oral sex. She immediately called 911. Detective Frank Evanson didn't believe her story.

Instead, he accused her of stealing the money herself. Police arrested her six months later for theft, despite several rape cases mirroring her own. She was in jail for five days before being released on bail, all while four months pregnant. Her long road came to an end when her attacker, a serial rapist, was caught and confessed to the assault.

Ok, so I have a Criminal Justice degree or two. This makes me sick. Anytime there is an question of rape in a case, there should be a trained officer that questions the victim. These people should be considered victims until there is proof otherwise. Like the acid attack victim fessin' up that she did it herself. She may have by the Arizona Acid Case was and is real. I wish I was a billionaire.

http://www.mynorthwest.com/category/local_news_articles/20100917/Arizona-acid-attack-victim-responds-to-fake/

Oh, I have a story to add.  The Phoenix Police department, a few years back, arrested a woman 6 months pregnant with twins.  They arrested her for prescription fraud, perc's no less, and threw her in jail for a week.  Due to the stress she lost the babies.  Upon researching the issue, the police department found they made a mistake that ended up costing them over $7 million dollars plus.  The pharmacist was putting the fraud scripts through on her name when she went in for prenatal vitamins.  Way to go!  Side note: my friend was able to have a healthy baby boy about a year later but nothing could replace the twins.