Odds stacked against prosecution in rape, sexual assault cases
By Ashlynd Huffman
CNHI News Oklahoma Dec 11, 2020 1 of 2
Editorâs note: This is the third part of an ongoing series by the News Press.
Very few rape cases were prosecuted in Payne County from 2017-19, despite 194 sexual assaults being recorded in the county by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation during that period.
Assistant District Attorney Debra Vincent said a general lack of reporting makes it impossible to determine exactly how large a portion makes it to prosecution.
âIt is hard to say what percentage of sexual assault cases are actually prosecuted, since we have no idea how many sexual assaults go unreported,â Vincent said. âBecause the parties often have some kind of prior relationship and mutual friends and acquaintances, we know it is very common for victims to decide not to report.â
MetroCreative editor s pick topical featured Vast majority of rape allegations never prosecuted
By Ashlynd Huffman
CNHI News Oklahoma Dec 5, 2020
Dec 5, 2020
Fewer than 5% of adult rape allegations have been prosecuted in Payne County between 2017-2019. MetroCreative
EDITORâS NOTE: This is the first part of an ongoing series by the News Press.
Fewer than 5% of adult rape allegations have been prosecuted in Payne County between 2017-2019.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations received 194 reports of rape in Payne County between 2017-2019. Of those 194 cases, only eight adult cases have been fully prosecuted.
Four were charged as rape, three were charged as sexual battery and one was charged as forcible oral sodomy.
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