university police dropped the matter, what about the whitewater police, and what about the underage drinking party, who got charged for supplying booze too them, its outside of university policing area, if this happened anywhere else, you would be charged.

I noticed this in the public record section and I thought it was fitting with the other discussion here “A 20-YEAR-OLD JANESVILLE MAN at 11:45 a.m. Monday in the 600 block of Glen Street in Janesville on a charge of second-degree sexual assault of a child, battery, obstructing, criminal damage to property, criminal trespass and criminal trespass to a dwelling.” I understand why minor’s names are not published, but I would like to know why this young man’s name has been left out. I think the 20 something females, and mothers with younger children would all appreciate knowing his name.

greengina8 perhaps the second girl didn’t remember the attacker at first, or was ashamed of the fact that she had been intoxicated or feared that she would be told it was her fault because she was drinking. As far as enlisting fear, she WAS assaulted, it’s a good thing there was some fear. I am not saying its right, and I agree that there should be penalties for false accusations, however I believe if the authorities are not pressing charges, its because there wasn’t enough ground to do so.

The women should DEFINITELY be charged at least with filing a false report. I don't care about jail...a fine is OK with me. However, the charge and judgment against them is important so that if they file another claim, the defendant in that case will have this history to use in his/her case.
They have filed one false claim and had nothing happen to them. There is nothing stopping them from filing another false claim sometime down the road...including after they get married and have been 'abused'.
My 2 cents...
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But what if they would have picked an innocent man out of a police line up?
I know someone who is being accused of raping a woman while she was intoxicated and she freely admits that she was with multiple men that night and this young man is facing 40 years in prison.
It is women who lie and abuse the system that make it that much harder for actual victims to be taken seriousely.
Shame on those students for lieing!!

janesvillean - now that these young people are adults, why would you use the excuse that they are "stressed" so that is why they are not going to be charged (nice precident). A crime is a crime (if caught) and they should be charged, but if you want to take some leanency on them then that can be done in the court. Remember these are young adults and if you let (teach) them that it is OK to file a false report then what are they going to do later in life....make up a story about getting rob so they don't have to pay rent (as an example)?

Students are young and in a stressful and often unfamiliar environment. It's possible that punishing them would make some people feel better, but it's more likely they need some kind of therapy. (Note that obstruction of justice, when it doesn't lead to a conviction, is a Class A misdemeanor, and a first offense would not lead to jail.) In any case, it doesn't appear that they were making claims against individuals by saying they were assaulted by strangers.

The last time I checked Obstruction to justice IS a crime.
Maybe the police would have more time to follow up on actual cases if false ones were not taking up their valuable time & resources!

Lock them up? They didn't stage an abduction, they just made a false claim. The police say they have person reasons for doing so, and they're satisfied with the results, so maybe we should be too. I don't think they should be let off completely, but thrown in jail? They're not criminals, for goodness sake.
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And second, maybe some fear SHOULD be instilled into girls who walk home alone at night, or anybody for that matter. Whitewater is not as safe as it used to be. How many robberies have there been in the last month? I can think of at least 3. Times are changing, people are desperate, and some will do crazy things. It's not bad to have a little fear if it makes you aware. That's just my thought.

I would be outraged at the false accusations. I think at least they should be charged with giving false information,and EVERY MINUTE that the authorities spend on this,THEY SHOULD HAVE TO REPAY EVERY PENNY BACK TO THE TAX PAYER. Do you people feel good about spending your tax money on two twits,and "NOT" making them pay for this??

What ever, gabby. Facing the truth means to own up to your actions and to stare them in the face, and be strong during times of adversity. If it didn't even happen to the first girl, imagine the poor guy who is wrongly accused. As for the second girl, she had the courage to report the incident but then not tell the truth? Who is she protecting? Not herself. When false accusations are made, the accusers should own up to their actions and face the consequences. She needlessly and senslessly instilled fear into the minds of many women who walk alone on campus. How unfair is that?

Now I'm not saying that this is right in any way. But I'm going to throw out another view on this. Ever thought they got scared to have to go to court and relive everything again? Yes maybe they were lying to begin with but why does everyone always have to think the worst? Say they were raped wishfullthinking wants to throw them in prison for it! You are filling in the blanks with what you want. You have not heard from these girls. And even if you did maybe they don't want to publicly go through it. The public is ruthless and does not care about the person in the story as a person. It's just someone that did something wrong and they will chew you up and spit you out without thinking twice. People need to be a little less judgemental.

Its sad that these women must crave attention so much that they are wiling to put our tax dollars to waste and potentially lock up an innocent man for 40 years and have them listed as a sex offender.
The second woman was assaulted, just not how she claimed it happenned?? I am confused.

I’m sorry but these women should be locked up. They fabricated a story the only thing missing is the fall guy to take the rap. The karma gods will have vengeances with them.