As made clear by the infamous 2006 Duke lacrosse case, there are legitimate instances of false rape accusations. Nonetheless, Victim/Suspect persuasively maintains that law enforcement also conducts itself in a highly questionable manner when faced with such contentions. For example, in the case of Mannion, law enforcement withheld video evidence that directly corroborated her narrative. Worse, in initial interrogation-room conversations with Mannion, they stated that they had security camera footage of her making out with her attacker and willingly getting into a car with him—an assertion that, once de Leon received said footage (via a lawsuit!), proved to be a complete and utter lie.
>As made clear by the infamous 2006 Duke lacrosse case, there are legitimate instances of false rape accusations
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The justice system has an important principle - if you're going to deprive someone of his liberty, you have to be absolutely sure he did the crime. While not suggesting that rape isn't a horrible crime, even an accused rapist is entitled to that standard.