A statutory rape charge is dismissed when the female victim , however , takes her own life . The 18-year - old former defendant says the sexual encounter was consensual . `` They said I threw her down and all that stuff . Michigan law does not allow only the victim 's family to bring a case . The body was discovered by her 12-year - old brother after she hanged herself .
A statutory rape charge is dismissed when the female victim , however , takes her own life . The 18-year - old former defendant says the sexual encounter was consensual . Michigan law does not allow only the victim 's family to bring a case . The body was discovered by her 12-year - old brother after she hanged herself .