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Originally Posted by Aurel
He cannot be sentenced if there is no plaintiff, can he? By being arrested and brought to justice, he will indeed be freed from a life in exile, and the whole story will be put to rest. When the victim does not want to prosecute, there should be no prosecution. However, I see a possibility that lawyers will do all they can to convince her to go after him, so they can put their hands on his money.
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I'm no lawyer, but I think plaintiffs bring civil suits, not criminal charges. Since he was already convicted, I don't know why he'd need to be retried. He'd just need to be sentenced and perhaps charged with failure to appear or whatever they call it when you skip between verdict and sentencing. I'm also pretty sure child victims of sex crimes don't get a say in whether the state decides to prosecute.