DA: ‘Not True' That Train Rape Case Witnesses Filmed and Did Nothing to Intervene

SEPTA General Manager Leslie Richards speaks during a news conference as SEPTA Transit Police Chief Thomas Nestel III stands behind her on an El platform at the 69th Street Transportation Center in Philadelphia, Pa., on Oct. 18, 2021. Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP

A Pennsylvania prosecutor on Thursday pushed back against the narrative that Philadelphia subway riders filmed the rape of a woman on Oct. 13 and did nothing to intervene.

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, who is leading the case, made the remarks during a press briefing as he urged witnesses to come forward, stressing that they would not be charged.