Rape...20 yrs later? WTF?

[Icequeen]

A North Franklin Township man was arrested early Friday on charges filed by state police for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl over a five-year period more than 20 years ago at a South Franklin Township home.

Richard Eli Barlow, 32, of 166 Milbeck Drive, is charged with two counts of rape, four counts each of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of an unconscious person, indecent assault of an unconscious victim, three counts of sexual assault and two counts of aggravated indecent assault. He was taken into custody by state police during a traffic stop about 1:30 a.m. Friday at Route 40 and The Road in Canton Township.

The alleged victim told Trooper Thomas Kress the assaults started around July 1993 when she was about 12 years old and continued until about August 1998. She said she was babysitting Barlow.

The alleged victim said Barlow would tickle her feet and armpits when she was sleeping. Then, when she was 13 or 14, she said she awoke to find Barlow having intercourse with her. She also alleged Barlow engaged in other sexual contact with her on more than one occasion when she had been asleep. The alleged victim said the incidents happened multiple times throughout her teenage years.

Barlow was arraigned before District Judge Traci McDonald and placed in Washington County jail on $100,000 bond. He is scheduled for a May 25 preliminary hearing before District Judge Ethan Ward.

Kathie Warco

If you do the math and read it over....the accuser was the "babysitter" she was 12, it started in 1993, making him 9, and went on for about 5 years making her around 17, and him around 13 or 14 when it ended.

How is this considered "rape"??
If anyone should have yelled rape it should have been him.
Sorry, I just don't get it.

[Gopher Gary]

That's what happens when you sleep on the job. 

[Pyraxis]

I'm all about prosecuting a child rapist 20 years later... but not when it's a nine year old boy. 

Gender discrimination at its finest. He has a dick, therefore he must have been a rapist. Down with those evil dicks.

[Parts]

So he was 9-13 or so when it happened but I am sure he will be prosecuted as an adult, his name was already released which it would not have if he had been charged before he was 18.  I wonder what made the DA decide to go ahead with this one?   

[odeon]

This is just baffling. He must have been a scary kid.

['andersom']

If he was a scary kid, wouldn't there be a pile of victims?

Think Py and IQ are right, bullshitting from the babysitter. Wonder if the boy will report rape by the babysitter.

[Al Swearegen]

Jesus. Take it to court and during the proceedings, the judge should tell this woman that the man has had his reputation damaged irrevocably, and that she will get her chance to provide reputable evidence to convict him, HOWEVER if she cannot, she will be jailed instead.
Then they should bring in every paper that discussed this and sue them for damages.
This type of shit has to stop. It creates a culture of fear. It demonises men. It minimises and trivalises rape and makes things more difficult for women.

[odeon]

Wondering how the prosecution is planning on proving rape.

[MLA]

Wondering how the prosecution is planning on proving rape.

He-said/she-said.  Unlikely a jury would convict.

[Yuri Bezmenov]

Wondering how the prosecution is planning on proving rape.

He-said/she-said.  Unlikely a jury would convict.

Depends on the jury. Get enough millennial SJW wankers on there and he'll be found guilty because of penis.

['andersom']

It demonises men. It minimises and trivalises rape and makes things more difficult for women.

Not thinking it demonises men. It does make this woman look utterly stupid. And with this action indeed, she trivialises rape, making things more difficult for both raped men and raped women

[Icequeen]

They even posted a picture of the guy in his jailhouse attire.

Honestly I hope he sues them all, I seriously think the whole thing is nuts, unless some critical evidence is missing in all this...I don't understand why they even charged him.

Will try and follow this one.

[Yuri Bezmenov]

don't understand why they even charged him.

Rape hysteria is sweeping the country just like the ritualistic Satanic child abuse scare of 25 years ago.

[Al Swearegen]

Wondering how the prosecution is planning on proving rape.

He-said/she-said.  Unlikely a jury would convict.

I don't think they care about proving their case or prosecution.  The court of public opinion has already ruined him beyond repair

[Jack]

Honestly I hope he sues them all

Agreed.