This article misses one point.  Why did the court and police keep her in custody??  It was likely because she was a risk to flee, not be found and therefore the case falls apart and a suspect walks free.  Yes we can do better to treat victims more fairly, but I am willing to assume that the courts and police needed to take extreme measures to ensure the victim gets to court, so the trial can go ahead and hopefully the accused is convicted for his brutal allegation.