Filipina who accused Marine of rape recants

Story here. Excerpt:

'MANILA, Philippines - A Filipino woman who accused a U.S. Marine of rape has altered her testimony and emigrated to the United States, saying she was no longer certain that a crime took place, a lawyer said Wednesday.

The case has strained U.S.-Philippine military relations amid calls for the scrapping of a pact allowing U.S. troops to train Filipino soldiers, and has become a rallying point for anti-American protests.
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The turnabout has shocked her supporters, including lawyer Evalyn Ursua, who said her client terminated her services this week then moved to the U.S. to start a new life and was no longer willing to talk.

Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said the affidavit may not be admitted as new evidence because it should have been introduced during the 2006 trial.

"I am not happy with her because her accusations divided the nation, then she turns her back on everything," he said.'

Not too hard to believe. Once in the U.S., she can now recant. One-way ticket to a better life. And of course, women's groups in the Phillipines think this is about a "lack of support" from the Philipine government over the situation and not about a guilty conscience. Meanwhile, the accused man remains in jail.