Comments on: Grand Jury Declines to Indict Ryan Romo

By: perspicacious

perspicacious — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:36:03 +0000

If a female of any age is a virgin at the time of a sexual encounter (consensual or otherwise) she could suffer tearing of the hymen (some more severely than others). Other tearing may also occur simply because the vaginal orifice and canal have not been stretched enough yet to accomodate penetration. Many consensual virginal “deflowerings,” often on wedding nights, result in tearing and pain as those areas are explored for the first time. Such signs of aggressive penetration are not exclusive to unwanted sex but happen with willing participants every day (and night) all over the world.

By: Curious

Curious — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:33:07 +0000

@Boy and Girl dad. You are yet another person claiming to KNOW the truth and KNOW hers was a case of lies. Must have been really crowded in the back seat of that car with all of you eyewitnesses.

“Being falsely accused of sexual assault is horrible,” but being sexually assaulted and not believed is also horrible. No-billed does not mean innocent, but maybe it means they can both get on with their lives. I hope so.

By: dennis beecherl bainbridge island waslington

dennis beecherl bainbridge island waslington — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:39:40 +0000

thank you neal for what you said about my comment

By: Skeptic

Skeptic — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:22:09 +0000

Are we really using a polygraph as evidence? Of course he passed the polygraph test, he probably never thought it was rape in the first place. I think vaginal tearing is far more evidence for rape than a polygraph test, a totally ineffective means of evidence. Studies have come out showing polygraphs are ESPECIALLY ineffective on sex offenders, the rapist probably sees nothing wrong with their crime as opposed to other criminals. And we’re really okay with attacking an alleged rape victim? There’s something remarkably wrong here.

By: friend2

friend2 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:31:48 +0000

@johnbeechral he was 18. Please know your facts and the court knows all the evidence that is not in the public yet. When it all comes out I will be excited to say you are wrong and you will know it too.

By: Boy and Girl dad

Boy and Girl dad — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:41:23 +0000

@edward. You have 1/2 of it right but you are missing something very big. I feel sorry for both families. There are a lot of stupid neeanderthal comments made here but I think the stupidest are the ones that ignore what happened yesterday. Implying in any way that because of the press or what you may have heard that “he sexually assaulted her” even though he was no billed by a grand jury is crazy. This is not a case of “not enough evidence”, rather it is a case of LIES and misrepresentation. Being falsely accused of sexual assault is horrible. RR and his family have been though complete hell and deserve the sympathy that many are sharing. Anyone that doesn’t see that doesn’t know the truth!

By: HPer Parent

HPer Parent — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:13:42 +0000

Both kids made bad choices but only one was crucified and branded for life and that is not right! I hope RR is finally allowed back at school where he deserves to be, be allowed back on the baseball team where he belongs and gets the recruiting opportunities he deserves. And I hope the right to know act allows for all the facts to come out so everyone can make judgements based on facts-which I might add is what SHOULD have happened BEFORE he was arrested!!!. @nfw on the Plano hospital, there was a presented fact for taking her to that specific hospital so far away

By: Curious

Curious — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:02:44 +0000

@LM. If it is non-consensual it is assault, no matter the age. She was a child because she was under 17. It would be sexual assault of a minor (statutory rape) automatically except that he was fewer than three years older than her. BUT it is still sexual assault of a minor if it was non-consensual.

Being an almost 19-year-old, he was playing with fire anyway by picking up a sophomore, a 15-year-old. Had his birthday come before hers, even consensual sex would be statutory rape and he could be in jail and on the sexual offender list. He came within a few days or weeks of being out of both school and a baseball career even if the girl had asked him to have sex. Another cautionary tale for old high school boys: check her ID.

@AD. You are not only a sexist, but you are hurting your buddy’s PR. At least his family is taking a higher road.

@Edward. Thank you. Acquaintance rape is not easy to prove. I think this child would have had enough of the repercussions and asked the police to drop the charges against this adult if she didn’t truly believe she had been assaulted. But only those two will ever know.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:39:43 +0000

@edward, I agree completely. Truly sad.

By: Friend

Friend — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:53:22 +0000

Ryan is innocent and deserves an apology from everyone who slandered him. If he was guilty then the court would’ve deemed it so.