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If the prosecutor took it to the jury there was a fair chance that the jury would believe the policeman's story and find that rape didn't occur.
He gets eight years of probation and will never work in any government job again.
The victim initially accepted the deal, so the prosecutor went with it. Not a great outcome, but not insane, or corrupt, either.
You're right, there was a lot of fear on the officer's part. You never know what a jury is going to do, and the semen might have been enough for a conviction. If he was convicted, he's a policeman in prison for years. That is not going to be a pleasant time at all. He may be able to survive to the end of his sentence, but I'd hate to guarantee it. And, we know that sometimes juries convict innocent men. He's got a lot of incentive to avoid trial.
logic dictates that if the LEO or his attorney felt as you describe there would be no need for a plea bargain. There was obviously enough fear or doubt in this case for the LEO to not only consider, but to accept a deal. your own words are telling of just how much the officer had to lose by accepting the deal as quoted below. At most his attorney must have felt that it was a slim chance of being believed by a jury.
Originally posted by KeliOnyx
Well at least the judge didn't tell the victim it was her fault for being there like this one did. And people wonder why the police have an all too common negative image. But what should we really expect when they hire people with the personality makeup of the high school bully?
Sex assault victim groped by off-duty cop wants apology from Arizona judge,
Originally posted by charles1952
reply to post by RobinB022
Remember, that the confession came about as part of the plea agreement, and was not part of the evidence. (I'm pretty sure I'm right about that. On the tape he kept saying he thought he had consent.) There may very well have been, as other posters have pointed out, a real question of whether it was consensual.
If the prosecutor took it to the jury there was a fair chance that the jury would believe the policeman's story and find that rape didn't occur. He gets eight years of probation and will never work in any government job again. The victim initially accepted the deal, so the prosecutor went with it. Not a great outcome, but not insane, or corrupt, either.