One of the hardest things about sexual assault accusations is that if the person being accused really did it he should be thrown under the jail, but if he is being falsely accused his reputation is still trashed.
As far as the woman it is very difficult to come forward with these allegations especially against an athlete, but if she is lying it just makes it harder for women who are sexually assualted.
When you read the story of Derrick Washington it is very difficult to tell who is telling the truth and who is making things up. Here are the details:
Boone County court records show the woman, a Missouri graduate, obtained a protection order against Washington on June 22. She accused the senior captain and starting tailback of entering her off-campus apartment three days earlier in the middle of the night and sexually assaulting her.
The complaint accuses Washington, 21, of entering her bedroom “unwilling and unprovoked.” The Associated Press generally does not identify people alleging they have been sexually assaulted.
“I am pressing criminal charges,” she wrote. “I fear physical retaliation.”
However, a July hearing was delayed at the woman’s request and the case was dropped late last month after both Washington and the alleged victim failed to show up for the rescheduled hearing. A prosecutor is still investigating and Washington’s family has hired an attorney.
Missouri coach Gary Pinkel announced Washington’s suspension for undisclosed reasons on Thursday. Washington has led the Tigers in rushing yards each of the past two years.
Washington and his attorney, Chris Slusher, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In a Wednesday night Twitter post, Washington quoted a Biblical passage: “God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect,” said Washington, a former high school star in Kansas City.
Protection orders, bible passages, sneaking into dorm rooms, suspensions and missed court dates.
You see what I mean about these cases getting messy.
I totally disagree with Missouri suspending Washington without him being charged. Once again that is the guilty until proven innocent mentality we live in now.
Hopefully someone will make it to court and this can all get straighten out.
