Wrong, she took an Alford plea which means she pleads guilty just because there is too much
evidence. She did not plead guilty to the act, so a civil case seems unlikely.
A civil case is a 100% certainty.
And an Alford plea is a guilty plea to the act-just not a straight up admission.
Under federal and state rules of court a judge cannot accept a plea from a person who claims they are "not guilty" of the crime alleged, that is where the Alford plea came in, it allowed federal and state courts to take a plea while side stepping the "requirement" of actual guilt.
Last the court need not accept an Alford plea-it is done with the courts permission. Same with a no contest plea-100% at the courts discretion.
