If I were accused and innocent...and rich...I would never SETTLE.
I would want the accuser to “face the music.”
Easy to say when you're not rich and famous. Celebrities settle all the time by "buying" their accusers' "stories." Sometimes it's the most prudent course of action. You might not be guilty of what you're accused of but that doesn't mean you aren't guilty of something else you'd rather keep under wraps.