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Comment by paxys

4 years ago

They don't legally need it, but such cases are pretty much dead in court without the victim's cooperation so the prosecution will almost always drop it.

The Aaron Swartz prosecution continued, even after MIT and JSTOR said they didn't want to press charges, because of a zealous prosecutor.

What happens when the suspect publicly admits to doing it and providing detailed information on the motive and means