Bill Cosby going to prison!3

[Benton]

(09-25-2018, 07:55 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Simple,
If a regular joe blow did something like that, the girl would likely never come forward. However, if that Joe Blow becomes famous or a politician of the opposite party, then they are willing to come forward for a sum.
Libel doesn't matter at that point, the damage is done.
Now what I would like to see, is if someone comes forward and tells someone else. Then it turns out to be a lie, I would like to be able to sue the person that lied, the person that made it public and any news organization that slanders the person by calling them a rapist etc.

For Example this guy:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/avenatti-calls-kavanaugh-a-rapist-kavanaugh-says-hes-a-virgin-media-pounces

There is zero evidence and he hasn't been convicted of anything yet, but yet this guy and many others are allowed to actually call him a "Rapist" with out any convictions, only a story that is 30+ years old, it's down right stupid and very biased reporting.
And yes it goes for Fox News when they do the same.

To the bold, I think it's the opposite.

In my experience with sexual assault cases, victims (accusers, whatever your opinon is) come forward much more often when it's just "some guy." In 18 years and hundreds of sexual assault cases, I've only had one person of standing nearly go to trial. It was a principal who beat, raped, tied up, and shot at (fired a shot into the bed) his ex girlfriend. She escaped when his drug binge caused him to pass out. It still didn't go to trial, as she refused to testify because the guy was a principal and she was a teacher... she was afraid it would hurt her career. The only reason is nearly went ot trial was even though she refused to testify, the neighbor was willing to attest that she'd shown up beaten and naked on his porch asking to use the phone because the principal was trying to kill her.