Q: Can I still get a case if I have no proof of the incident? And can my city somehow get in trouble for dropping my case?
I was molested by my brother in law multiple times for almost four years, through out those four years, I was underage. I went through the entire interviewing proces and investigation, but as soon as I went to get a case at my city’s court house, they told me because I had no proof/ no witnesses I couldn’t get a case. It’s been three years since then and everything was just completely dropped. Now that I’m nineteen, I want to push for a case. Can I get a case or because I was molested in private and have no proof I can’t? Can my city get in trouble for dropping my case like they did?
A: Unless you can come up with some form of credible proof, or have at least one credible witness, it is very doubtful you will find any agency to accept a complaint against the person you are accusing.
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