>> Jan Ransom, The New York Times Published: 19 Jul 2021 10:26 AM BdST Updated: 19 Jul 2021 10:26 AM BdST A rape survivor in Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Dec 10, 2020. While the Me Too movement led to greater awareness about the prevalence of rape, prosecutors in New York City still struggle to prove sexual assault accusations. (Alexia Webster/The New York Times) Cammy Duong woke up in a Manhattan hotel room in July 2017 and, dazed, called a friend. “I think I was raped,” she said, crying. "); } The police investigation lasted months. But when the case reached the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, prosecutors quickly declined to bring charges, records show.