The way rape charges, accusations and their consequences have been discussed and handled around the nation over the last two weeks have been truly unsettling.
This news won’t improve that sentiment in the slightest.
46-year-old Ehsan Abdulaziz was cleared of rape charges this week after a jury deliberated for just 30 minutes. Abdulaziz’s defense was considered ludicrous when it was revealed earlier this year; the Saudi millionaire claimed that he tripped and his penis fell into the vagina of a sleeping 18-year-old girl.
On August 7, 2015, Abdulaziz was hanging out at a nightclub in the West End when he met his accuser and her friend, an unidentified woman. He invited both of them to ride home to his apartment in his Aston Martin, and after offering both girls vodka, he took the accuser’s friend into his bedroom, where they had sex.
However, the 18-year-old girl says she woke up early the next morning to find Abdulaziz forcing himself inside of her. The Saudi man has maintained that he accidentally fell on the girl while she seduced him, resulting in his DNA being found inside her vagina.