Word: victimizer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Court officials confirmed that the victim made the decision not to pursue the caseto trial. In the eyes of the law, the victim hasthe right to demand privacy and to stopprosecution at any point, said Lucy Murray-Brown,victim witness advisor to the Middlesex CountyDistrict Attorney's Office...
...this case, as in every case, [the victim's]feelings will be respected. She will always havecontrol over what happens," Murray-Brown said. "Wecan't go forward without a victim...
Murray-Brown said the decision by theprosecution and the victim to negotiate anagreement does not point to lack of evidence inthe prosecution's case...
...triumph for a victim to beable to endure the rigors of a criminal judiciarysystem," Murray-Brown said. "It is in no way asign of weakness...
...rape counselor Nadja B. Gould said shecould "completely understand" the victim's desireto avoid reliving the rape on the witness stand...