is shattered. investigative reporter hilda gutierrez looks at how often defendants charged with certain sex crimes take plea deals. hilda gutierrez: this was originally brought as a rape case that police say included a videotaped confession and an apology note by the defendant, so the victim wonders why prosecutors offered him a deal that leaves him with no sex crime on his record, and says she was not consulted. hilda: carrie banks grew up believing in the justice system. she comes from a law enforcement family. her father and uncle worked for the belmont police department. carrie: and i grew up knowing that if you did wrong, you'd get in trouble, and the police would help you, and the police did. hilda: but she says her trust was shattered when she was raped. carrie: but i knew, like, the process would work, at least i thought. hilda: it was the summer of 2021. banks, a mother of two, was at a local piano bar in san carlos, where she recalls talking to an acquaintance she had met the