Sadly, it doesn't surprise me at all. It's a tough crime to have clear cut evidence for in the first place, but then there's the added resistance of thinking the presence of a condom could mean it was rape, or if she's not (to be horribly blunt) torn up then, hey, it couldn't have been rape, right? It's a miracle anyone ever gets convicted over these sorts of crimes. I wasn't clear. I meant specifically what he said about cases involving children. Well, with children, i'd bet that they come forward far later than others. I have no idea, though. Even when they come forward immediately it's rare. To be clear, I'm not talking about bruises on arms or legs from being held down or something--though that's pretty rare too--I'm specifically talking about vaginal injuries. Which are surprisingly rare, even in young girls. And, yes, my job is often less than uplifting.