It doesn't take a large leap in logic to conclude already that Big Ben once again will manage to walk between the raindrops and he will not face a criminal prosecution. The signs all point in that direction. Since the incident took place nearly one month ago, Roetlisberger has hired a top criminal attorney and private eye to work behind the scenes and these highly paid gents are there to produce results. Surely they have not been sitting inactively these last four weeks. Furthermore statements from the DA in Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit in Georgia would indicate that the DA is very carefully trying to position himself politically for the aftermath of a non prosecution. Finally a request for Roethlisberger's DNA was withdrawn and a second interview with the Georgia police never took place which would indicate the DA didn't see any need to try to snare Roethlisberger in any contradictions.
Ben's not going to have to face a trial, that's pretty clear, but in assessing his character just look at what people close to him say (these bold quotes have been excerpted from an article in the Toronto Star, the complete article which you can read by clicking on this link:
Some who made the bar scene that night described Roethlisberger as a "good guy," although at least one woman found his attitude distasteful, telling a Pittsburgh newspaper he referred to her and her friends as "bitches." (That language doesn't make him a rarity. But, sadly, sexual assaults are hardly rare, either.)
One long-time member of the Pittsburgh media, John Steigerwald, wrote in Sunday's editions of The Valley News Dispatch: "Ben's a bad guy. I don't know him and he's never done anything to me to make me dislike him, but there are just too many stories out there about how he mistreats people and expects special treatment himself.
"In 33 years of covering (Pittsburgh) sports, I've never come across a player who generated more unsolicited, `Why is that guy such a jackass' questions. No player comes close. I've seen his teammates roll their eyes at the mention of his name.
"I had one guy, who covers the team on a daily basis, tell me that his teammates `despise' him. And he used capital letters. That was the summer before he led them to their last Super Bowl win. So, he may be a little more popular in the locker room now."
Something is wrong with this guy.
in any event, Let's see what happens Monday.
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