The misinformation in threads involving the legal system is unsurprising, but disappointing, given most simple questions can be answered via Google, or asking a lawyer/law student friend.
The State brings criminal charges, not parents/victims/individuals. The victim is just that: the victim. They can bring civil suits for assault/etc., but the DA is the one who decides whether to charge someone.
The people here blaming the victim before all the facts are known is even more disappointing. I guess college football fandom does remove objectivity from the equation.
The irony is that if Tuaua wasn't a football player but just a guy, some people pleading mercy or dismissing his (alleged) acts as no big deal would probably want him locked away without knowing the full story, and call him a "thug" in the process.