I do not see the victim’s request as the only consideration. There are more 13 y/o girls in our country. Part of the reason for either incarcerating this predator or keeping him out of the country is to protect future victims, not just to punish him for drugging and then forcibly raping a very young and innocent girl.
That wasn’t the consideration for the original court and the deal that was made at the time. It was to dismiss the five initial charges in exchange for a guilty plea to the lesser charge of engaging in unlawful sexual intercourse. Then the sentence was to be for time served. And that was it!