i find it mindboggling that there are so many freepers that think that a mere accusation of rape means that the accused is guilty and should just go to prison right then and there, bc certainly if it is a result of consensual sex, it is impossible to proffer any sort of defense without being accused of sliming the alleged victim.
there are false accusations of rape, and in my opinion (and interestingly enough, in the opinion of many rape victims on FR, more so than even some others) defendants should be given the latitude to expose these women for what they are.
You are correct that I have a bias against lawyers in general and defense lawyers in particular. I hope that I never need the services of one, because I think our system of justice has been perverted and corrupted, even though it is still probably the best in the world which just goes to show how screwed up the rest of the world must be.
Yes, there are false charges of rape, just like there are false charges of sexual harassment, false charges of child abuse, etc. And the accused must be able to put on a defense.
The accuser's credibility in this case has definitely been challenged (as has his with the initial denial of even having sex with her being changed to an argument of consensual sex after being informed that the proof of a sexual encounter was beyond contradiction). It just seems to me that with the attacks on the accuser, it just will serve to demonstrate that if you choose your victims properly, it should be pretty easy to get away with almost anything -- especially if you can afford a high profile attorney.