[equaviator]

I don’t understand the connotation(s) of “innocence” if something other than “innocence” can be perceived as guilt unless you’re talking about criminal sexual conduct, rape, etc. or child molestation, etc., especially the latter.

[ottbmare]

I don’t understand the connotation(s) of “innocence” if something other than “innocence” can be perceived as guilt unless you’re talking about criminal sexual conduct, rape, etc. or child molestation, etc., especially the latter.

There is another, older meaning of innocence that is not an antonym of "guilt." It means not being knowledgeable about, practiced at, or adept in some field; having a beneficial ignorance of a matter; not being familiar with the innermost secrets of something.