Home invasion legally worse than violent sexual assault
So the title pretty much sums it up.
Back in 2010 I was sleeping in my apartment one morning when a total stranger broke in through a window. I was woken up by a strange man hovering over me with a knife telling me to give him oral(different wording at the time, but trying to keep it gentle). After swinging his knife at me several times while I begged to be left alone I gave up out of fear for my life. He then told me to follow him to the living room where he told me to take my shorts off. At that point I turned and ran and managed to lock myself in my room and called 911(only after he knocked in the door, knocked me on my back and was about to seriously hurt me when a neighbor slammed their door and he turned around and left thinking he was busted). They arrested the guy(he had snatched my laptop which was in the living room, making it an easy ID) and was taken to court and charged.
As a victim, I still get updates from the state on him, another of which came recently. I knew he had been in and out of jail since 2020, and always rejoice when I see hes back in jail.
But I looked closer this time and saw that the only crime still active on his file is "home invasion". The "sexual assault" part is now listed as "inactive".
Don't get me wrong, I am happy this predator is off the streets but...the fact that legally sexually violating someone at knifepoint has leas staying power than home invasion is just painful for me.
This stranger mentally fucked me up and I've never been the same since, but that somehow doesnt matter as much as him simply entering my property?
Idk what I hope to gain from this post. I just needed to vent because I'm in all kinds of feelings about it.