Stacey I cannot believe you are a fucking lawyer. You should be sacked. How can a dead person bring a prosecution for murder?! Of course the state has to prosecute these cases. Victims of sex abuse can be compelled to give evidence, but this is very rare. A reluctant witness makes a bad witness. What happens is this. A person comes forward and they make an allegation, usually in statement form. They are then required to give evidence in court, of course with appropriate and sensitive special measures to protect them, like screens or evidence given by video link, should this be necessary. If someone refuses to give evidence in court, it cannot be examined and then cross examined, so that you cannot be sure of it's quality. This means that it is very rare case indeed where a case proceeds without a victim giving evidence. As I understand it is very unlikely that a battery prosecution would proceed if the alleged victim did not wish there to be a prosecution, and Rihanna was not compelled to give evidence against Chris Brown, she chose to. You are seriously STUPID!