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Originally Posted by Osem
A lot of folk have called him a lot of things (and worse), I wonder what they'll be thinking now. I suspect some will cite this as yet more evidence that the system doesn't take rape seriously and conviction rates are consequently far too low. Accusers could never possibly lie after all...
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Once case should not be used to draw conclusions about an entire system.
It could well be that rape convictions are too low, certainly many women feel that sexual assault in our society (not just rape) has not been treated well in this country and if that wasn't true then how on earth did Saville get away with it for so long?
Ched Evans is now innocent, people who say things about him now should watch themselves for libel. Hopefully he finds a club and gets to continue his career. This is a horrible situation all round.
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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
It's simple really, people accused of crimes like this need to remain anonymous until a verdict is reached at trial.
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I think this should be the default with the one exception that the police can name them if it's deemed to be in the public interest but that decision has to be made by a judge whose guidance would be to use such a power sparingly.