Ex-Stanford swimmer expected to leave jail 2 months early

[Igel]

5. Ex-Stanford, ex-swimmer.

So, yeah.

As for the predilection of everybody to call him a rapist, he wasn't convicted of rape; they can call him a rapist, a clove of garlic, or the emanent incarnation of the penguin messiah for all they want, but when it comes to a newspaper there are things like libel and slander laws. Yeah, they apply to individuals, but nobody cares to charge us because we're not important enough.

Forcible penetration (he admitted to fingers) and attempted rape were the 3 convictions (the forcible penetration was twice--once for somebody intoxicated, once for that same somebody unconscious). The prosecutor dropped the rape charges. No evidence of penile penetration in all the ways there should have been evidence. Instead of "guilty in spite of no evidence because we think so," they went with "innocent until proven guilty, and there's no evidence of guilt for a charge of rape."

Somehow "Attempted rapist expected to leave jail two months early" doesn't carry much force, and would be unpalatable because so many firmly believe he's not just guilty of rape but actually convicted of rape. They're not all ready for the facts, such as they are.

Can't call him the "Forcible penetrator" because that sounds like a piece of equipment fire departments or police would have to getting into locked rooms or spaces. Or a rock band (sorry, Dave Barry).