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A couple of things. Firstly, it is true, as far as I know, that if someone is subpenaed to appear in court, and they refuse, they can be jailed. In this particular case, since I believe that a judge would have some latitude, other arrangements should have been made. As has been stated before, this sends a bad message to rape victims. There is always fear of testifying in cases such as this, often because of the trauma, the reliving of the experience, and the need to explore the victim's personal life. This also goes to the mental state of the victim, also discussed here. The term "unstable" is probably not the term I would have used; it indicates a non-functioning severity. I would imagine that most, if not all victims of rape experience trauma and some form of PTSD. The fear from this trauma can certainly impact the victim's decision-making process on whether or not to testify, as can the fear of the rapist. Most people say that confronting the rapist can be cathartic and give the victim a sense of control, but that doesn't mean it's easy.