Alleged Rape Victim Turns to You Tube

 CNN covers the rape story  of the 16 year old female in Florida, who can not get prosecution on the 23 year old man she alleges druged and raped her.  Click below to watch her video:

http://youtube.com/user/Helprapevictim

Her voice is silenced she says because she is “poor” and she feels You Tube in her only outlet to getting attention.  The case file says that she and the 23 years old male had consensual sex, the  CNN article explains why the case hasn’t gone to trial or lead to an arrest is because in “Florida law states that a 15-year-old cannot give consent to sex. And though Crystal was 15 at the time of the alleged forced encounter, the prosecutor wrote that the case would not be prosecuted because Crystal was “a mere 1 month away” from turning 16, when it would be “legal to give consent,” according to documents.”   This comment from the prosecutor, is like saying “I only raped her a little bit” or “I only killed that person one time” -  I mean the law is the law, she was 15 and now she says it isn’t consensual, the legal systems needs to investigate.

Many people are outraged and others are shocked by the use and legal implications of using You Tube in this manner – it could hurt a potential case if what is said on the tape can be used against the victim. This is a hard and sad situation, I will follow this story now to see if her use of You Tube works for or against her.  If the outcome is positive, then could technology provide a new voice for those that have been silenced?