
(AP) — Supporters of a Missouri girl who says she was raped as a 14-year-old by an older schoolmate who wasn’t prosecuted are applauding the selection of a Kansas City attorney who is tasked with re-examining the case.
Daisy Coleman’s backers and lawyers who have worked with Jackson County prosecuting attorney Jean Peters Baker say her experience handling high-profile cases and as a victims advocate make her a good choice for special prosecutor in Daisy’s case.
Baker says her review of the case will be fair and thorough. The Nodaway County prosecutor determined that there wasn’t sufficient evidence to justify charges.
Daisy says an older boy got her drunk and sexually assaulted her in January 2012. He says the sex was consensual.