It's sad. And I think it would have been better had she reported it, but I can understand her feelings at the time.

Imagine the confusion, anger, sadness you would feel afterwards? Not to mention the shame.

There have been a lot of cases of women being put on trial themselves after filing a rape case. They're sexual history is questioned and they've been made to feel responsible. So, until we make the process more friendly to defendents we can't expect this to stop.