These days the police do not need a victim to attend court. If they act quickly enough to gather evidence they can prosecute.There have been a couple of times in the past where attached United players have been caught contacting women on sex dating lines.
They are revealed in a Sunday newspaper once and are never seen again, swept under the carpet even in the days before Ashton joined the rags.
In this case I wouldn't be surprised if she decided not to proceed with a complaint and she suddenly became much richer - and that is not a criticism of her.
If l recall correctly Morrison had several charges against him of a violence nature. His girlfriend withdrew the more serious allegations, refusing to testify. I think another charge which did not proceed was for attempting to intimidate a witness.YCNMIU.
And let's be straight it is situations like this that the law was brought in/changed.