To the Editor:

Lost in the publicized accounts of former State’s Attorney Clay Campbell’s and others’ attacks on NIU Police Chief Donald Grady concerning the rape case against former NIU police officer Andrew Rifkin is the victim’s feelings and mental state.

The law clearly states that if a sexual partner says no, that means no. This includes even married couples. The victim in this case does not deny a previous consensual relationship with Rifkin, but she maintains that, for the particular act he wanted to perform, she said “no.”