"if only he had taken her home instead of leaving her there.". . maybe so, maybe not. we'll never know.
but the judgement found according to the truth defence to be substantiated. this is the reason why Lee J. had to pronounce the finding wrt the allegation of rape.
"if only" statements are meaningless. he left her there as he couldn't have cared less about her or evidence of his behaviour. this is the mark of a fool.
