Use discretion with rape accusations

Article here. Excerpt:

'As a criminal defense attorney and longtime feminist, I am startled at the current social climate against young men accused of sex assaults. In light of all the negative press surrounding the Missoula County Attorney’s Office, the public outcry to prosecute more campus sex assault cases and the biased journalism in town, people have forgotten about the Constitution and the presumption of innocence. Our justice system is designed to protect the accused from rumor, speculation and mob mentality. Victims’ “rights” do not trump the rights of the accused.

Somehow, in sex assault cases, there appears to be a presumption of guilt. When a woman accuses a man of sexual assault, she is automatically believed and damn anyone who questions her. Every effort to defend the accused is portrayed as victim-blaming. Taxpayer dollars are being spent to fly in out-of-state so-called “experts” to explain how rape victims act in ways that defy common sense. Have we forgotten our history of false rape accusations? The Scottsboro boys? The Tawana Brawley case? Brian Banks? Conor Oberst? The Duke Lacrosse team?'