[KappaKittyCat]

But the statement was made in the context of a debate over whether to impose mandatory minimum sentences for child rape in Massachusetts. Nearly all of the Massachusetts Attorneys General are opposed to this change because it would prohibit plea bargaining and all these child rape cases would go to trial. The representative was talking about what would happen to these child victims if a vicious defense attorney cross-examined them. He was using hyperbole to make a point. I think he could have gone about it better. But I do agree that if reporting a child's rape automatically entail a trial in which the child victim would have to testify, there'd be a lot fewer child rapes reported.