Hi,
My boyfriend and I live in seperate countries for the time being, i am due to emigrate to his country in the next month. Im in the UK he is in Australia so the law maybe different there. Upon returning back to Australia (after being here with me for 2 years) he was asked to go to the local police station (small town) where they have accused him of rape/sexual assualt that happened 10 years ago when he was 17 and she was 14 (nearly 15). She had made the complaint the same month & year that he left to be with me here (so two years ago now).
He has admitted he did have sex with her but he did not know her age, he has explained to me how she intitiated everything (I wont go into details, but even in the bedroom she was in control, it was quick fumbley and rubbish), he has said she was very mature for her age, tall and grown up so could easily pass for being older than her age.
It happened at a friends house party & afterwards she cuddled up next to him on the sofa (infront of people) & even asked him out. The people who were there have been questioned but none have said that they remember anything about the night at all. There is no DNA evidence or anything else so I presume it will be his words against hers? Apparently during the time she made the complaint she was going through a divorce after marrying a very rich guy that she thought she was getting money from but didnt end up getting anything...
To me that says it all. But I just cant believe how one human being can do this to another. Its driving me crazy with worry about what might happen to my boyfriend. He went through a stage of being 'uttlerley depressed' about it but is now a little more less depressed and thinks that 'justice will prevail' ... I think in Australian courts they are 'innocent until priven guilty' so I hope she gets found out and ends up paying him money back or gets done for wasting police time. We dont have alot of money and this will cost his savings that he has for OUR future together - we've waited 4 years to be together I just cant believe this is happening.
Forgot to say that he went to a local court this week where his lawyer has postponed the court date for one month (where he says his plea on grounds of not knowing her age).
Just looking for reassurance and if anyone knows of a similar case or has any advice id love to hear from you,
Thanks
My boyfriend and I live in seperate countries for the time being, i am due to emigrate to his country in the next month. Im in the UK he is in Australia so the law maybe different there. Upon returning back to Australia (after being here with me for 2 years) he was asked to go to the local police station (small town) where they have accused him of rape/sexual assualt that happened 10 years ago when he was 17 and she was 14 (nearly 15). She had made the complaint the same month & year that he left to be with me here (so two years ago now).
He has admitted he did have sex with her but he did not know her age, he has explained to me how she intitiated everything (I wont go into details, but even in the bedroom she was in control, it was quick fumbley and rubbish), he has said she was very mature for her age, tall and grown up so could easily pass for being older than her age.
It happened at a friends house party & afterwards she cuddled up next to him on the sofa (infront of people) & even asked him out. The people who were there have been questioned but none have said that they remember anything about the night at all. There is no DNA evidence or anything else so I presume it will be his words against hers? Apparently during the time she made the complaint she was going through a divorce after marrying a very rich guy that she thought she was getting money from but didnt end up getting anything...
To me that says it all. But I just cant believe how one human being can do this to another. Its driving me crazy with worry about what might happen to my boyfriend. He went through a stage of being 'uttlerley depressed' about it but is now a little more less depressed and thinks that 'justice will prevail' ... I think in Australian courts they are 'innocent until priven guilty' so I hope she gets found out and ends up paying him money back or gets done for wasting police time. We dont have alot of money and this will cost his savings that he has for OUR future together - we've waited 4 years to be together I just cant believe this is happening.
Forgot to say that he went to a local court this week where his lawyer has postponed the court date for one month (where he says his plea on grounds of not knowing her age).
Just looking for reassurance and if anyone knows of a similar case or has any advice id love to hear from you,
Thanks
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