Whether or not one is convicted of the subject "crime," the trauma to one's self (not to mention one's family and friends) of being indicted, arrested, processed, arraigned, dealing with and being indebted to a lawyer, tried in a court of law, unemployed, publically labelled a criminal, etc. etc. is most likely to be quite substantial.
If you don't believe me, then you do and review a Google search of "Linda Tripp prosecution." Or simply use some common sense....
The charges against Tripp? They were dropped. They had NO real merit. It was a strictly 100% political persecution. They kind NO ONE, innocent or guilty, is exempt from.
You have made one argument: "Be afraid of the bogeyman!" Nothing more, no facts, nothing but fear.
Grow up.