There was no semen. The couple may have had sex at some previous time, but the act that the girl described was impossible. Nothing about her claims made any sense and the case should never have been prosecuted.
They tried the kid as an adult and scared him into a plea deal in order to not have to take their weak case to trial because the prosecutors knew that an adult jury would see right through the phony accusation and lack of evidence.
I think that the prosecutors should be charged on this one. Maybe the restitution should come out of the pockets of the prosecutors, a full ride to USC, including room and board, the same deal that the prosecutors took away from him.
Frankly Eva, I think his defending attorney should have to pay for his education. He challenged nothing. The state didn’t even have to put on a case.