History of Feminism

this is different case from the one in the OP , but i post it here as it's another case of how the victim is treated while the rapist is allowed to go free.

there are other articles with details on the case of the attack on the 15 year old and it's horrible.


<A Spanish-speaking woman in Illinois was denied an interpreter while providing testimony in a sexual assault hearing against her alleged assailant, Luis Pantoja. Without the aid of an interpreter, the 24-year-old woman struggled to provide key information and answer questions about the incident; after a confusing exchange with the public defendant representing her alleged rapist, the hearing concluded and the judge dismissed the charges.

Pantoja walked free. He is now being charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery and aggravated criminal sexual assault against a 15-year-old girl.

The Chicago Sun-Times ran a lengthy transcript from the hearing, and it’s clear that the woman was confused about what she was being asked. Despite this, her request for an interpreter was denied, and the questioning carried on.

That a judge would have so little regard for the comprehension of the victim of an alleged rape is shameful, but given the dire state of our criminal justice system on the matter of sexual assault, it is far from shocking.>

http://www.salon.com/2014/01/07/without_a_translator_to_help_rape_victim_testify_alleged_rapist_walks_free_and_finds_another_victim/