Replies

I said I didn't’’t care if the man saw his life in that way...and I don't..he'll recover which is more than can be said for a child had he been proved guilty...and I'm not convinced that's not the case regardless how it's been reported. Something had to have been out of line to even get the police to take it as far as they did and then to actual court....So I don't buy about those who aren't guilty...there are few cases of that.

As for the “stigma” a man might let grow for the ordeal....well again...move to another area...start over and get on with life...if He's a Christian he'll know how to go about that...if He's walking with the Lord then his steps will be marked.

Additionally...society is what it is today...a mess...and there are few if ever any considerations given to if or not someone is innocent before proved guilty....and it's is reversed to day in the minds of people...you do have to prove your innocence...we've seen that time and time again. It's the reality we live in...you better watch what you say and do because no one else is going to watch out for you.

Perhaps if the falsely accused priests is such an issue, someone- anyone Catholic really, could provide us with the stats showing the number of false accusations that have been made against priests.

From everything I’ve read, the number of priests who are actually guilty of molesting is staggering both in number and scope, almost no area of the world has escaped it.

Let’s see the stats on those falsely accused.

And I’m not saying the man sees it this way or the other — think of the case I gave you where the man is proven innocent. Even then many will always associate him with that accusation. He may not even get a job, his life is ruined based on a false accusation.

I'm not convinced that's not the case regardless how it's been reported

Search yourself, WE would still remember that someone was accused and still have that lingering suspicion even after the accused is proven innocent.

it's human nature.

Once a person's reputation is destroyed, it is destroyed and more importantly it can destroy the person's life

your statement that "he can move away and start again" is even worse -- the guy moves away and thanks to the internet someone finds out he was accused. People will start to ask "so why did he move away if he was innocent" and the rumours start again, the man is shunned from society and from jobs, his life is destroyed.

whichever way -- whether a woman or a man, the false accusation of child molestation would destroy the person.

It should be innocent until proven guilty -- if there is evidence then convict the scum and toss them to the worse punishments, but only if guilty.

Otherwise you have a situation of guilty until proven innocent and that is not the American way.