NBC 6 Investigators 5 hours ago

Negotiated Justice: Convictions Difficult, Plea Bargains Plentiful in Sexual Assault Cases

Numbers vary, but studies have found arrests are made in less than 20% of the sexual assaults that are reported – and many are not reported at all. About two-thirds of those reported lead to prosecution and more than 75% of those prosecutions that are resolved lead to plea bargains to some lesser charge.

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