For starters:
This man was indicted, the evidence was presented before a Grand Jury and they felt there was enough evidence to proceed to charges and trial.
So much for the "lack of credability" on the part of the girls.
Who knows what the coach said to them, if he threatened them or whatever. Who knows what the girls are like, after all some men "target" vulnerable girls to harm. It was not like he did not "pick" these two girls for a reason......
So we have two girls, 16, on a TEAM, the man they all regard as their coach is now molesting them.
So now does she stand up and say in front of everyone including her team mates, stop it.
She is in shock, disbelief, disgust, she does not know what to do, her friends are all around her, what does she do. Time stands still, frozen......
So does she stands up and say: He just molested me....
So you have their "revered" coach and one girl, two girls who claim that he touched them.
Please, at that point who do you think on the bus would believe them or the "well respected" coach......the coach all of the other girls admire and in a position of authority over them.
I can hear it now: What is wrong with you two, I would "NEVER' do that to my girls, especially when the Father of one of the girls in on the bus. Why are you trying to hurt the team, hurt the school and accuse me of doing that. I would never do that never......yada..yada...yada.(insert "perverts" long and lengthly denial here and blame the girls for "lying".) After all he is the adult and their "revered" coach......
So they wait, better then to get the "wrath" on a bus in a closed environment...that you are now travelling with all the girls from the team saying: Why are you lying, why are you staying the things about him, I believe him over you, there is no way our "revered" coach who is in a position of authority is ever going to do "anything" that would harm "his girls" or the team or school, you are lying, everyone knows it. I am going to tell the whole school you are a "*advertiser censored*" and that you want to "harm" our coach and the team and the school....just wait till we get back.
The the "whispers" and rumors and revenge as now everyone "thinks" these girls are "lying".
They just did it for some "reason" to get back at coach, because he did not "insert lame excuse here" and "insert" teenage reasoning here also.
MSN later that night: You know what happened on the way back......she stood up and said that he molested her. Yes, our revered coach. Can you believe that. Neither can I. Can you believe that she said that...about our coach. I know....what a loser she is for lying and getting her "friend" to go along with it. I wonder why she wants to do that to "our coach". Coach would never do that...never......
So they wait, tell whomever and then the man is charged and indicted.
Obviously the Grand Jury believed the girls over the coach and yes, he can file a notice to appear before the Grand Jury......
So I have no doubt, given their age, the environment, the team mates, the coach, the bus, the other players, that the girls did what they felt was right, or told the right people, when they felt they could admit it and tell someone.
Remember "men" like this "count" on their reputation for denial.......and their position of authority for denial.....
I was a bit shocked that no one thought anything of it when a man sits between two girls with a blanket covering them.
But then again, who would have thought that this coach was touching girls.
They probably just glanced over, saw it was "coach" and thought nothing of it.
Now at home or on the way home, the girl breaks down and cries.....sobbing. Dad stops the car...what is wrong honey, tell me, I am your Dad.
Coach molested me on the bus, he touched both of us, I was so afraid Dad of him and the other girls. But now that we are alone, that you are my Dad, I feel O.K. to tell you what happened.......I feel ready to tell you what happened, because now I am "coping" with the disgust and disbelief.
Remember none of us are these 16 year old girls, none of us have their life, so you cannot "subsitute" what one girl would do over another, especially in the context of "adult" thoughts.