not in texas....if the victim doesnt show up, then the suspect is at the full mercy of the officers PC...
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PC? As is probable cause? All they can testify is to what they saw, and any bruises, etc they saw on the victim. Anything else is excluded as hearsay and you can't get a conviction.
Like I said, I hate these cases, but the victim here is a real slime. Prostitute, turned pro star, turned pimp, now pregnant with twins. I feel sorry for the unborn kids.