Perhaps he understands more about forgiveness and compassion than you do.
Perhaps he understands that the person deserving of punishment is the actual criminal, not the victim of a crime.
Fascinating that you are demanding the victim, a teenager at the time, be jailed and not the rapist.
Fascinating that you are not criticizing the police for setting up a situation in which it would be natural for the victim to recognize him (he being the only individual in both lineups) or not demanding the jailing of the prosecutor.
Your desire to jail the victim of rape is the very desire you claim to condemn—the desire to put a person innocent of a crime in jail.
His desire is one of grace and class and forgiveness.
Yours is one of anger, bitterness and revenge.
The real criminal is the actual rapist. Locate and jail him. (Assuming he is still alive; attempting to rape an armed victim is hazardous to one’s health and longevity in Texas).
Maybe I’m not as forgiving - to the scum cops and prosecutors involved. See my comments up thread.