“Maybe we should wait until some reliable facts come out.”
NO, I repeat, NO reliable facts have come out.
“Recovered memories” that are not corroborated by facts, but are contradicted in every alleged fact, are not reliable facts. We don’t have a date and we don’t have a place, those lack of facts can’t be contradicted. We do have four names of other people at this party, one of whom is a lifetime friend of the accuser. Each of the four denies any such party ever took place.
The proper way to handle a matter like this is to report it to the police. Law enforcement should treat the accuser with respect and confidentiality, confidentiality until and unless probable cause is developed. Law enforcement should determine if there is corroborating evidence, and even try to develop corroborating evidence based on leads in the recovered memory. If there is no corroborating evidence, you don’t subject the accuser and the accused to a trial. You tell the accused that the information provided will be kept on file, whether for this case if it is reopened or for a future case.
Recovered memories have helped solve some cases but they also have sent people to prison who were later proven innocent. They were the hot item for about ten years about thirty years ago. Legislatures lengthened statutes of limitation because of this new tool available to law enforcement. But, troubles developed, and the technique generally became inadmissable, at least without corroboration (see the following link).
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/so-sue-me/201602/how-does-the-law-treat-repressed-memories
If we’re going to speculate about a man based only on recovered memory, we should be able to speculate about those recovered memories. They are the recovered memories of a 15 year girl who was at an alcohol party at somebody else’s home when the parents weren’t home. Those facts are in the allegation itself. Then, in the accuser’s yearbook, are multiple stories of such alcohol parties and of sexual promiscuity.
But, we’re not talking of due process are we?
About the supposed incident, no. And we may never find out what happened or didn't happen.
I was talking about all the "drunken slut" background stuff which seems to be based on some very questionable anonymous sources.
Maybe it's all true. Maybe it isn't. Probably the truth is somewhere in between.
When people cite sources that aren't trustworthy they don't make a convincing case.