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Oklahoma Town Faces 75% Property Tax Hike To Cover Sexual Abuse Settlement
(www.newsweek.com)
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It could even be they were brave enough and there wasn't enough evidence. These are the ones that the prosecution could prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
I mean, there are probably some who didn't come forward too.
The rapist pled guilty to 10 criminal counts. It's not clear from the article how many victims that represents, as a single victim often results in multiple counts.
The 14 claimants come from a civil suit. The prosecutors have no say in who gets to sue. Further, the standard in a civil suit is propendrrance of evidence, which is far lower than beyond a reasonable doubt. And the defendant is the school, so it is likely that both sides would try to throw the rapist under the bus.