I remember seeing part of this case on TV awhile back. A clip of the tape was shown. The clip was hard to distinquish between her "enjoying it" and being unconscious. From what I saw on the tape there was "movement" on her part that indicated she was atleast "semi-conscious". She had acted more "drunk" than drugged up.
I think the victim's fear was that it would portray her as a "willing participant" due to the fact that she was NOT fully unconscious. However, I do believe at one point she did "pass out" with one of the aggressors. Which would convolute the situation even more. That point was already addressed with one of the charges.
As a victim of a possible "date rape" myself, it is difficult because you know your own actions led you to the point of the attack. I never said anything about my incident because I knew it was partly my fault. The guy would NEVER get the concept even if confronted and deny it. Your word against his and you the victim were a participant willing or unwilling. It is that constant reminder that you lost control of a situation and allowed yourself to fall into a bad situation you can't get over the most.
I later figured out the guy was a serial date rapist. I knew something was wrong but could never put my finger on it. It was when he approached two of my friends at a bar I went to that I finally was able to see it. I could see the psychology to his thinking and it is more scary than being approached in a dark alley by a stranger!
A nice guy, with money, buying drinks, and willing to walk you to your car. What a great guy! However, if a man gives you enough alcohol to get you drunk and your NOT a regular drinker. RUN!!! Drink to your comfortable limit and STOP!!! That is my word of advice to women here!
As for the case, I kind of felt the girl was a participant to some degree. I am sure she didn't want her parents to see the tape. That would allow her parents to see she wasn't a "sweet angel" and showed her binge drinking. However, saying she was a "willing participant" to some degree does NOT say she wasn't raped. I believe she was raped 100%. It was just the point of where exactly and who was exactly the rapist with that many participants. Once she fell unconscious fully, that was the comittment of rape for sure. The aggressor should have recognized this and stopped. I think she may have agreed to one of the participators but NOT to the rest of them. That is when she got upset and that is when she got violated.