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They don't legally need it, but such cases are pretty much dead in court without the victim's cooperation so the prosecution will almost always drop it.

>>paxys+(OP)
The Aaron Swartz prosecution continued, even after MIT and JSTOR said they didn't want to press charges, because of a zealous prosecutor.

>>paxys+(OP)
What happens when the suspect publicly admits to doing it and providing detailed information on the motive and means