"...a bulletproof vest under his charcoal suit..."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

4. 17-year-old rape victim 'placed in custody over fears she would flee before testimony'

17-year-old rape victim 'placed in custody over fears she would flee before testimony'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9208476/17-year-old-rape-victim-placed-in-custody-over-fears-she-would-flee-before-testimony.html

10:19AM BST 17 Apr 2012

Superior Court Judge Lawrence Brown had ordered the girl held last month because she has a history of running away. On Monday, he said she would be freed with a GPS ankle bracelet after prosecutors and the girl's attorneys agreed to the release.

The teen's detention was seen by some as victimising her a second time. Victims' rights advocates said incarcerating her could discourage other victims from reporting sexual assaults, but prosecutors claimed the danger posed by the suspected rapist outweighed the inconvenience to the teen.

The judge said the teen's case had charted rare legal territory.

"I am truly sorry for all that you've been through," he told her. "You've demonstrated great courage for a young woman."