Yes. Alleged victims are not the people responsible for charging decisions. The district attorney is the only individual with the power to drop criminal charges. An alleged victim may make it more challenging to obtain a conviction if they are uncooperative with the prosecution. However, you still need a lawyer to make sure that the criminal charges are dismissed. In general, you should not put much faith in an alleged victim’s promise to drop charges because prosecutors will usually continue with a case even when the alleged victim refuses to support the effort.