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Photo of couple engaging in public sex act actually picture of rape, female student says
As many as 10 witnesses tweeted photos and video of a man having oral sex with a woman outside of a bank according to students who broadcast the scene on Twitter. The woman photographed now tells police that she was a victim of sexual assault and no one intervened. A website claiming to have seen a video of the incident says it appears consensual.
A university student photographed while appearing to be engaging in a public sex act near Ohio University's Athens campus tells police she was being raped as fellow students watched and uploaded pictures.
As many as 10 people watched and tweeted pictures and even a video of the act while describing both their shock and humor of the scene unfolding, according to students who broadcast the scene on Twitter.
The couple, described as being in their early 20s, is seen in several shots leaning against a Chase Bank window on Court Street - just a block from the Athens police station - as the man has oral sex with her.
But since the photos' upload, all of which appear to be deleted online, many have questioned whether the woman pictured wasn't actively engaging in the act herself.
A college news website since claiming access to the event's 1:27 video Wednesday reports that the sex does appear consensual and the woman appeared to be enjoying herself.
"Generally speaking, the two appeared to be willing participants who were, frankly, enjoying themselves," Total Frat Move reports after claiming to have accessed the footage through a "friend of a friend."
"Two different times in the video, the male looked around at different onlookers and exchanged words with them. This was in response to jeers they hurled at the couple," they state.
One day after the incident was filmed police tell 10Tv that the woman involved reported it as rape.
Athens Police Chief Tom Pyle told the station they are investigating her claim and hope to speak with witnesses.
One thing's for sure, any report of rape - and its photographing - is seen by them as no laughing matter.
"The community at large views this as they watched and witnessed a sexual assault occurring, and did nothing but watch," said Chief Pyle. "But the flipside of that is that they may not have realized what they were witnessing."
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/photo-public-sex-act-rape-woman-article-1.1487092