"theres even comments afterward about how its still an unresolved issue" All of them from... Victoria herself. The aforementioned unreliable narrator.
But furthermore, how can you "gaslight" people into thinking you gave consent? That is straight up nonsense. If you consented... You consented. If anything, what you are suggesting would be gaslighting "I know you think this is how you felt, but you didn't "really" feel that way."
If he says he was a willing participant. Then he was a willing participant.
If he says he was a victim of rape. Then he was a victim of rape.
You're suggesting we ignore the actual testimony of the victim and say "No, no. Your choices and feelings don't matter. THIS is what you're supposed to think happened."
The idea of "You were mistaken about your own consent" is ridiculous..
Who the fuck else has the right to make that choice other than the person involved. To suggest otherwise would be to remove that person's agency and ability to choose who they want to have sex with. The very point of consent in the first place.
Imagine arresting someone for theft and then when the person they "stole" from says: "That was a gift I gave her". You say "No, no. You didn't give it to her. You're clearly delusional."