• xMadwood@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      A verdict of not guilty doesn’t mean he didn’t do it, it just means it couldn’t be proven to a high enough standard. It doesn’t mean he DID do it either, but if he did and his accusers ended up being punished for false accusation, that would send a chill down the spine of any person who has been assaulted and is thinking of pressing charges on their abuser.

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      1 year ago

      The incidents are mostly very old and hard to prove in court. This does not mean they lied, it means there is not enough physical evidence to convict.