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He's unquestionably a rapist, but he is not a convicted rapist.

Nope, just of sexual abuse. Which is, like…. Come on New York what’s the fucking difference here? Especially when you hear the story of what happened. I don’t understand how they talked the court down from rape to sexual abuse.

I don’t understand how they talked the court down from rape to sexual abuse.

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My understanding is that she wasn't able to say with 100% certainty that he put his penis inside her; that it could have been his finger.

Which I'm sure is something his lawyers push but is still a pretty sick burn to have on-record, and actually lines up with what his other victims say.

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