Au contraire mon frere, she resigned from West Point immediately after the rape. West Point heard what they wanted to hear which was no assault.
I know what the atmosphere was like and while I never had one iota of an issue with sexual harassment, many women did. It was said if a gal said rape they were either gay or lying, because after all, who wouldn’t want to have a romp anytime anywhere with one of America’s finest? I was the JAG responsible for keeping the trainee abuse records and I also prosecuted a rape of a skinny little enlisted girl stupid enough to accept a ride from an E5 who raped her, ripped her jeans and then dropped her off. Oh, no, he said, outraged, I am a married man. Bullshit. Said I. Everyone dropped the ball on her case, from the NCOIC at her barracks where she reported it immediately and no one did anything, to the CID who said they couldn’t find anything.
Her testimony and his impeachment because he was lying on the stand earned him a conviction.
All the rapee need do is to keep the DNA evidence, which would be a major piece of evidence. And scratch evidence. Women should be trained to get this data. At least scratch data can be used to rebut consent.
After a bit of thought, I am going to agree with you. I know some people in the same situations as this one and were too afraid to come out at the time. Look at the Cosby case for example.