I’m with you HT...I too call BS on the whole story.
Here's another story from 2014 here in Michigan that got a lot of sympathy due to the mission of the female rower. Personally, I thought the whole story stunk to high heaven........
How Social Media Helped This Attacker Find His Victim #HUNTED
Notice in the story there was no penetration but PE....Quite convenient if one is attempting to make a rape charge but no physical evidence to substantiate it.