Rape charges were dropped Wednesday against two former New York Police Department detectives accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman in the back of a police van after arresting her. Martins and Hall, who admitted to having sex with Chambers but claim it was consensual, will instead face charges of official misconduct and bribery of services, Yaniv said. The faced up to 25 years in prison for the rape charges but now face a maximum of seven if convicted of the bribery and official misconduct charges. David said it was impossible for his client to consent to sex with the two detectives, given the power dynamics of the situation. But Brooklyn’s attorney general’s office noted Wednesday that it was not the law at the time Martins and Hall had sex with Chambers.

Source: Huffington Post March 07, 2019 23:03 UTC