Sheriff apologizes for rape comment

After gaining national attention for his comment about rape — that most reports involve consensual sex — Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland sent this op-ed piece to the Idaho Statesman:

“I have received many calls today from people all across the United States about the press release that I did on Monday (March 14). After talking to these folks and explaining what I really meant, I believe they have a different perspective. I want to explain what I was trying to say in the interview. I misspoke when I said the majority of our rape cases are consensual sex. The meaning behind my statement that has been misunderstood is that when a case is called into the dispatch center each and every one is thoroughly investigated. A Deputy is sent to every one of these cases and that Deputy then in turn contacts the on call detective to help with the investigation. In some of these cases through the investigation it may be determined that the sex was consensual, but not always.” More here.