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Judges Toss West Point Rape Conviction: No One Heard Her Struggle

IT WASN’T ENOUGH

‘There is no evidence that appellant threatened [the victim] or took any steps, such as covering her mouth, to prevent an outcry,’ the three-judge panel ruled.

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