[Arthalion]

If they have this crime videotaped, how can they possibly be worried about adequate "evidence"?

Well, we don't know what's actually on the video. Depending on the states consent laws, and whether or not they have a Romeo and Juliet law on the books, the sexual act itself may not have been illegal. In many of these cases where disabled girls are involved, the situation turns out to be one where the girl said yes (disabled girls can be talked into doing a lot, apparently), but where she isn't mentally competent enough to give that consent. If the video shows her conceding to the sex, the trial becomes more technical, and the prosecutor will have to convince the jury that her "yes" was irrelevant. Depending on her level of disability, that can sometimes be a tough sell.

[singfreedom]

That was a great explanation! Having been a Special Education teacher for nearly thirty years, I take it pretty hard when a "special" youngster is taken advantage of by a bunch of bullies.