Originally Posted by
oldchina
Betty has gone quiet ...
Suit filed and publicity round done. Presumably next step is for Alaska Airlines to file a defence followed by judges directions, disclosure etc abd a hearing in 2019 though I'd expect it to be settled before the court doors open.
Here in UK we've recently had a deal of publicity about a multiple offender named John Warboys whose MO was to drug and rape/sexually assault youn women in back of his London taxi. Like complainant in this case they report odd tasting drink, walls closing in and eventually waking up grossly confused and with amnesia. Recollection of what might have happened to them comes more slowly than time for next shower etc. Forensics long gone.
All of which is corroborative as to why Ms Pinar might not have reported rape promptly. By time two and two were put together any criminal trial will be he said/she said where he presumably avers consent. Such cases, with a criminal standard of proof, are a lottery as to outcome and the sort of nightmare procedurally and evidentialy that lawyers will want to avoid. In UK CPS would drop it like a hot potato -would it be same with a DA in US?
OTOH whatever happened occurred on duty. The standard of proof is civil - balance of probability. Good legal advice for her would be that it's better to deal with it as an Employment issue. She goes down that line but Employer's inquiry seems to be going nowhere and he's getting the clean end of the stick while she feels she's getting the shi**y end.
Reasonable at that point to up the ante. That's how Employemnt cases go.