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Allegations of Sexual
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An interesting article on rape on
the front page of the Weekend Press last Saturday. However, given the fact
that once again the crime of false allegations was not given space to counter
what seemed like more hysteria the objective of the articles may not be
achieved. Rape victims are entitled to
victim support, ACC payouts, counselling, don't attend numerous court
hearings, have a paid prosecutor, get paid to attend court and often enter
through a private entrance to avoid media glare. In contrast, the falsely accused
lose their passports and freedom, have no victim support, pay for a decent
defence, lose their homes, have their DNA stored on record, have equal
trouble being believed, front up to the media, and decades down the track
struggle to regain their shattered lives and reconcile relationships. Sympathy for rape victims has not
been helped by the failure of people like Jan Jordan and Dr Kim McGregor to
acknowledge the equally serious crime of false allegations and the
destruction they can cause to peoples lives.
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