Chapter 8
Ethan was the main suspect in the group indecency case and was interrogated separately.
Ethan was the main suspect in the group indecency case and was interrogated separately.
He didn’t implicate me for drugging anyone because he was the one who bought the drugs. A group indecency charge would carry a sentence of less than five years, while attempted drugging and rape would result in over ten years in prison. He obviously knew which was worse.
However, he had several foolish accomplices. After hearing him say I had made the coffee, they were convinced I was the one who spiked it.
It wasn’t until my testimony was presented to Ethan that he realized his scheme had been completely exposed. So he accused me of knowing the truth in advance, stealing the drugs, and setting them all up.
But so what? It was just regular coffee, and all the evidence had been consumed by them. As long as they couldn’t remember those cherries, they’d never be able to convict me.
But so what? It was just regular coffee, and all the evidence had been consumed by them. As long as they couldn’t remember those cherries, they’d never be able to convict me.
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But so what? It was just regular coffee, and all the evidence had been consumed by them. As long as they couldn’t remember those cherries, they’d never be able to convict me.
Jessica refused to admit she had drugged the alcohol, but Noah confessed. He said he did hear her say something like “let’s give it a try.”
The others realized how serious things had gotten and were now all pointing fingers at each other:
“Ethan was the one who talked us into it. He said Scarlett’s
family was wealthy and wanted us to help him film a video to blackmail her father. He promised to pay us after it was done.”
“Jessica and Ethan have been together since their school days. When he went to college, she even visited him there. After she came back, she kept badmouthing Scarlett, saying she was arrogant and that she’d destroy Scarlett if she got the chance.”
“This whole thing was planned by the two of them. Ethan even gave Jessica a diamond bracelet and lots of designer clothes and bags. I only now realize that bracelet was stolen from Scarlett, and the clothes were her hand–me–downs.”
“That bitch Jessica said Scarlett looked down on us country folks, making Ethan so paranoid about phone calls with her that he was afraid of being discovered. She told us to rape Scarlett to death. She was the one who drugged everything – I saw it with
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“This has nothing to do with me. I was just there for the fun of it, really didn’t plan to participate in any video filming. I have a wife and kids – I wouldn’t do anything illegal like this.”
“Jessica drugged us? I didn’t see that, but she was the one who poured the drinks.”
“Since there were no drugs in the coffee, it must have been Jessica who did it, because she had all the drugs. She even told
us to have a taste.”
“Yeah, yeah, I heard that too. She told us all to have a taste.”
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Even with all their finger–pointing, the charges didn’t differ
much.
Stella’s testimony matched mine perfectly. She was just an honest, dedicated grassroots worker, and I was grateful to her.
Under public pressure, the case was ultimately prosecuted as attempted rape.
As the masterminds, Ethan and Jessica were sentenced to ten years in prison, while the other eight received three and a half years each.
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As soon as the case report was released, it immediately topped the trending topics.
Everyone was shocked that what seemed like a group indecency case had actually uncovered a major attempted rape conspiracy. As the victim, I was fortunate to escape unharmed.
Terms like property theft, crimes of passion, and gold–digger once again became hot topics of discussion.
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