Originally posted by Penelope
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Rape and sexual abuse specifically often only have the testimony of the accuser as evidence, and I acknowledge that that often means justice demands the accused go free even when the liklihood is that they are guilty, because locking up the innocent is too great a risk if you aren't sure beyond all reasonable doubt. But if you are applying a "preponderance of the evidence" standard (which I think is fair when discussing social and financial ramifications rather than criminal conviction), then "she said, she said" just comes down to which claimant is, based on available information, more trustworthy.
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