
Accused of rape after consensual sex with girlfriend's friend
When the client's girlfriend found out about the client and the complainant dating, the complainant claimed to have been raped by the client, but then changed her story to say that she could not remember, and did not press charges. Three years later, the complainant contacted the client out of the blue and demanded to speak to him, and when he did not respond, she accused him of rape, which led to this case. ■ Case Issues The client claimed that he and the complainant had consensual sex on good terms, but he was in a difficult situation due to a 'false' response on a polygraph test. In the end, the only evidence in the case was the complainant's statement, so the issue was whether the victim's statement was credible. ■ Resolving the issue The defense argued that the complainant did not specify a clear date of harm in her complaint, and in a subsequent statement, the complainant claimed that on the specific date of harm, she was with a friend.