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Originally Posted by cabo35
Perhaps you would suggest just how you would "communicate to everyone" the pertinent information."
Ever heard of a newspaper, radio, tv?
Granted, there are few details surrounding this case, and that is probably due to the manner in which this incident was handled by the staff of the Lake Miona center.
In defense of the rec center's staff, most likely they were unprepared in how to deal with this situation since a sexual assault in TV is (hopefully) a rare occurrence.
Before anyone reaches the conclusion that no crime was committed simply because the police don’t have the “name” of the woman nor a “description” of the man.....consider a few of the following facts in this case:
1) It was posted on this thread, that the attacker entered the room, turned off the lights and proceeded to grope the woman.
2) If the woman was in the shower, with water running and in total darkness..... how would she be able to identify her attacker?
3) What if the woman wore glasses, but was not wearing them when she was attacked. How could she possibly be able to give an accurate description of her assailant to the police?
4) Whenever a woman is sexually assaulted, the perpetrator is going to look for the most opportune time to attack....that is when the victim is most vulnerable and unable to defend herself. Why do you think so many rapes occur during the middle of night or when a woman is home alone.
5) The woman screamed, her screams brought one or two other women to her rescue.
During the time that these women were consoling the victim, helping her dress and seeking the aide of staff members, there was ample opportunity for the attacker to flee.
Although we do not know the age of this woman, we do know that she is a senior citizen. Perhaps being in such a distraught state of mind, she left without realizing the importance of filing a police report. But this does not mean that a crime did not occur.
If the woman is a frequent user of the sport pool it should be quite easy to identify her. If her "story" smelled the least bit fishy, it would have gone no further than her and the staff.
However, since Promiseskept heard of this incident several days after it's occurrence and because PK revealed in her post that she doesn't know the woman, then perhaps this so called "rumor" has more credence than is being given here on this site.
If a man did indeed “accidently” entered the woman’s locker room, he should come forth and put an end to this “rumor.” This would put a lot of women in TV more at ease knowing that there was not an assault at the center.
For all you “skeptics” on this thread, I am curious as to why you were so quick to dismiss this woman's complaint? Until more information is provided she certainly deserves the benefit of doubt.
I am appalled so little sympathy has been expressed (on this thread) for this woman and her ordeal...... especially from the women on TOTV.
Annabelle
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Annabelle.
My granddaughter, a college student in journalism interned at our local NBC affiliate this summer and she had a lot to say about the verification of facts in the news. Many stories were not aired because of inability to get information.
It is hard to give sympathy and the benefit of the doubt when you aren't sure about whether there was an incident or whether it was a rumor or whether something happened and it was worse than reported or something happened and it was not a real issue.ie someone went into the locker room by mistake. My daughter reminds me all the time not to jump to fearful conclusions. She says "when you hear footsteps in the park, it is usually not an elephant."
It isn't fair to assume that some of us aren't supportive when we really don't know WHAT happened.