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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
Why? Why should the victim be worried about making the news?
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To avoid having your name associated with a paragraph like this in the Washington Post:
"The daughter of University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is being sued by a sorority sister who claims the two got into a fight over a Facebook post after a night of drinking."
Even if you end up with greater injuries, I'm not sure "got into a fight over a Facebook post after a night of drinking" makes is seem that you are blameless victim, and the response might likely be your name being dragged thorough the mud too.
I suppose what I was really thinking is that it would have been worth it for Nick Saban to have ponied up the money to have settled before this generated any publicity. But I guess if he thinks his daughter is the blameless one [ETA: okay, not blameless but not actually liable], he'd just be inviting other people to sue him or his family.
I suppose the reluctance to file criminal charges at the time triggered me to assume that "the victim" didn't completely want things splashed all over the press.
ETA: But you are completely right that victims of assault shouldn't be ashamed of seeking redress.