Common myths about
rape allegations
debunked
ABV Solicitors
When you have been accused of committ ing rape ,
or another sexual assault , i t i s a ter r i fy ing t ime.
You wi l l l ike ly go onl ine and search for ways to
prove that you are innocent . And, in doing so , you
wi l l l ike ly come across a myth or two that ex is t
around sexual o f fence law.
In th is ar t ic le , common myths about rape and
sexual o f fences are debunked by a sexual o f fence
sol ic i tor .
The charge will only stick if there is
evidence
Technica l ly , yes , but what ev idence i s needed? You
may be surpr ised !
Most people th ink that in re lat ion to sexual assault
or rape , phys ica l ev idence i s the only ev idence that
counts . But , there i s the i ssue of eyewitnesses ,
p laus ib i l i ty and prev ious convict ions . So , even i f
there i s no phys ica l ev idence , you may st i l l be
found gui l ty .
Sadly , th is i s not the case .
Even i f you are innocent , because of the hefty
nature of a rape accusat ion , or even a sexual
of fence a l legat ion , you wi l l a lways need to seek
advice i f you d iscover that you are going to be
accused of any type of sexual o f fence .
A sexual o f fence so l ic i tor can look your case over
and wi l l come up with the best way to defend you
based on
factors
such as witness accounts ,
p laus ib i l i ty , and mental capaci ty o f yourse l f and
the a l leged v ict im. Indeed, i f you fa i l to seek the
advice of a sexual o f fence so l ic i tor at the ear l iest
opportunity , th is may not work out wel l in your
favour in the long term.
If I’m innocent, I don’t need a solicitor
You can’t prove that rape happened
Unless i t was caught on camera , no , you cannot
‘prove ’ that anything happened.
But , there are many types of ev idence such as
forens ic ev idence l ike DNA samples , witnesses and
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