[Hairyloon]

Originally Posted by sevenhills

I heard two old guys talking, and they were saying that one man was found guilty and one innocent.

Nobody is ever found innocent: they are found not guilty, which is not the same.
It is a bit of a puzzle why one is guilty and the other not. Probably just not proof beyond reasonable doubt.

[closedaccount1]

Originally Posted by Hairyloon

Nobody is ever found innocent: they are found not guilty, which is not the same.
It is a bit of a puzzle why one is guilty and the other not. Probably just not proof beyond reasonable doubt.

As I understand it, the one found not guilty had been with the girl most of the night, took her back to his hotel room and had sex with her. The jury decided this was consensual sex (or at least there wasn't enough evidence to find him guilty beyond reasonable doubt).

The one who was found guilty, hadn't previously met the girl, was invited into the hotel room later when the girl was unconscious and had sex with her. The jury decided this was not consensual sex and found him guilty.

Personally I'd go with the decision of twelve people who heard all the evidence over hearsay and press reports.

[Hairyloon]

Originally Posted by ollieclark

As I understand it, the one found not guilty had been with the girl most of the night, took her back to his hotel room and had sex with her. The jury decided this was consensual sex (or at least there wasn't enough evidence to find him guilty beyond reasonable doubt).

That was what I had guessed at.

[AcidMouse]

Originally Posted by sevenhills

The people that did that seem like bad people, but the woman was not harmed. People often get much less a sentence for GBH.

i would consider this trolling but based on your other posts i am not sure...

about the most fuked up logic a person can have..wp.

[sevenhills]

Originally Posted by AcidMouse

i would consider this trolling but based on your other posts i am not sure...

The original BBC news report gave very little information, and one person guilty the other not; without explaining the reasons.
The secrecy surrounding rape trails maybe made the reporting worse. Its only from other reports that more information came out.