And we always want to do everything we can in these cases.” They’re really hard to wrap your mind around. I’ve seen these circumstances come up time and time again. “When I heard this was the first case of its kind of Suffolk County I was surprised. “This is exactly the type of victimization and trauma that our society cannot tolerate,’’ Hayden said last fall. While drink spiking at local bars and nightclubs has sparked widespread concern, with police urging victims to report their suspicions, the charges marked the first time Suffolk County prosecutors had charged someone with drugging and then raping their victim, Hayden said.
“When men or women are courageous enough to come up and step forward, like what’s happened in this case and the countless others, we applaud them for that, we support them in that,” he said. He also expressed support for the woman who contacted Boston police hours after she and McClanaghan had met each other in the hotel bar. We will do everything we can to hold this man accountable for the crimes he committed.” There’s other physical evidence that comes to bear that makes us confident that we can prove this case, regardless of what the toxicology tells us. “There’s a lot of video evidence in this case. “I applaud everyone from law enforcement the people from my office who did an amazing job in putting this case together,” he said at a news conference following McClanaghan’s arraignment last November. He also noted that so-called date rape drugs generally leave the victim’s system quickly and do not show up in forensic toxicology tests. When McClanaghan, 43, was arrested later in November, Hayden said he was confident the investigation, which included surveillance video from the Rose Town Kitchen & Bar and physical evidence, had produced a strong case. “Rob has maintained his innocence from the very beginning of this case and now he has been vindicated.” “Rob and his family are relieved that this nightmare is over and that he has been exonerated,” Porges said in a statement Wednesday. Porges, McClanaghan’s defense attorney who has publicly insisted her client was wrongfully accused, said the prosecutors’ decision to abandon the case vindicates his claims of innocence. Out of respect for the privacy of all parties involved we will have no further comment.” We have taken that appropriate action today. “We have a duty to recognize that conclusion and to take the appropriate action when it is reached. In some cases that endeavor does not add up to a viable prosecution,” prosecutors said. “Our responsibility in all cases is to follow the evidence wherever it leads.
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