"The criminal justice system is a very difficult place for sexual-assault complainants." - Kim Stanton, Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund

That may be the case, but it is even more so in the case of someone accused of sexual assault. Guilty or innocent, the accused is under suspicion of committing a heinous crime and liable to severe penalties. Worse, as in this case, an innocent person may spend a very long time behind bars waiting for a trial and acquital.

We've reached the point now where some victim advocates decry any verdict but guilty in sexual assault cases. Even when the verdict is clearly correct, they impugn the justice system as stacked against the accuser. Should the accuser give contradictory testimony or even lie, that too is supposed to be a fault of the system.

Everyone, without regard to gender, is equal before the law.