Trials without tribulations for the pre-season

[ibeme]

It's a big stretch to say they were cleared of any wrongdoing. What you meant to say was that by cowering behind their right to remain silent, they ensured there was insufficient evidence to prove the allegations beyond reasonable doubt.

Incorrect. Players gave full interviews to police during a visit to Dubbo. It was these interviews that concluded the investigation. 'Insufficient evidence' is a mis-leading term. Whilst there wasn't enough evidence to warrant charges, or support the claims made by the accuser, there was enough to support the players version of events that were maintained throughout the investigation. These details have since been released in a number of articles.

The Term 'Insufficient Evidence' also implies that there is reasonable suspicion that an offence may have occurred, however the evidence is not strong enough to refute the defence. It doesn't necessarily mean that they believed the players.

In this case, the evidence supported the players version of events. The same can't be said about the accusers version of events. In fact, her own friend disputed portions of it. The medical examination results were inconsistent with the treatment the acuser claimed to have received. The players whereabouts at the time had been confirmed by hotel staff. Documents from the DPP's office were reported to have said that given the evidence, and timeline, an attack could not have occurred. It was broad daylight. Hotel staff were working in and around the pool. Green keepers were working on the adjacent golf course. Hotel rooms overlook the pool. The time available for the attack to have occurred was a matter of minutes - not enough time for a full scale gang rape to have occurred.

 

[RB30DETT]

Why bother Ibeme, they prefer their fiction to fact. :mrgreen:

 

[ibeme]

I know. But I'll keep presenting the facts to them anyway.