How Rare are False Accusations of Sexual Assault?

[Man of Ethics]

It is Common Knowledge that 2% -- 10% of Sexual Assault allegations are false and >90% of allegations are true. Is there any data supporting such knowledge?

Some Feminists cite results published in ``False Allegations of Sexual Assault: An Analysis of Ten Years of Reported Cases" published in Violence Against Women in 2010. Here. According to the study presented in the article, 5.9% of 136 rape allegations were determined to be false. On p. 1330 of the journal, the article sites eight studies. These studies show that 2% -- 11% of sexual assault allegations were determined to be false.

Anyone who has not studied the article could interpret the data as ``5.9% of allegations are false and 94.1% of allegations are true." The correct interpretation is ``5.9% of allegations are determined to be false, while the real percentage of false and true accusations remains unknown". According to the article p. 1319,

The determination that a report of sexual assault is false can be made only if the evidence establishes that no crime was committed or attempted. This determination can be made only after a thorough investigation. This should not be confused with an investigation that fails to prove a sexual assault occurred...


``Evidence that the assault did not happen” might include, for example, physical evidence and/or statements from credible witnesses that contradict key aspects of a victim’s account.
Other cases may be true or false. The standard of evidence used to show that an accusation is false in the aforementioned study is higher then the standard of evidence necessary for a rape conviction. Convictions have been obtained on accuser's testimony alone.


What percentage of rape cases have been proven true? Once again, different data sources give different answers. In USA 1992, 20% of all rape accusations have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. In UK 2016, 7.5% of all rape accusations have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. During the Fiscal Year 2015, there were 6,083 reports of Sexual Assault in US Military. Only 254 of these cases resulted in conviction, which is 4.2%.

Using the data for allegations which have been proven false, and those which have been proven true, we can determine the prevalence of false accusations of sexual assault to the best of our knowledge. According to available evidence, 2% to 10% of sexual assault allegations are determined false, 4% to 20% of sexual assault allegations are determined true, and in 70% to 94% of cases only the accuser and the accused know the truth. According to the Common Knowledge, 2% to 10% of sexual assault allegations are false, and the rest are true.

 

[Hossfly]

It is Common Knowledge that 2% -- 10% of Sexual Assault allegations are false and >90% of allegations are true. Is there any data supporting such knowledge?

Some Feminists cite results published in ``False Allegations of Sexual Assault: An Analysis of Ten Years of Reported Cases" published in Violence Against Women in 2010. Here. According to the study presented in the article, 5.9% of 136 rape allegations were determined to be false. On p. 1330 of the journal, the article sites eight studies. These studies show that 2% -- 11% of sexual assault allegations were determined to be false.

Anyone who has not studied the article could interpret the data as ``5.9% of allegations are false and 94.1% of allegations are true." The correct interpretation is ``5.9% of allegations are determined to be false, while the real percentage of false and true accusations remains unknown". According to the article p. 1319,

The determination that a report of sexual assault is false can be made only if the evidence establishes that no crime was committed or attempted. This determination can be made only after a thorough investigation. This should not be confused with an investigation that fails to prove a sexual assault occurred...


``Evidence that the assault did not happen” might include, for example, physical evidence and/or statements from credible witnesses that contradict key aspects of a victim’s account.
Other cases may be true or false. The standard of evidence used to show that an accusation is false in the aforementioned study is higher then the standard of evidence necessary for a rape conviction. Convictions have been obtained on accuser's testimony alone.


What percentage of rape cases have been proven true? Once again, different data sources give different answers. In USA 1992, 20% of all rape accusations have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. In UK 2016, 7.5% of all rape accusations have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. During the Fiscal Year 2015, there were 6,083 reports of Sexual Assault in US Military. Only 254 of these cases resulted in conviction, which is 4.2%.

Using the data for allegations which have been proven false, and those which have been proven true, we can determine the prevalence of false accusations of sexual assault to the best of our knowledge. According to available evidence, 2% to 10% of sexual assault allegations are determined false, 4% to 20% of sexual assault allegations are determined true, and in 70% to 94% of cases only the accuser and the accused know the truth. According to the Common Knowledge, 2% to 10% of sexual assault allegations are false, and the rest are true.

I can vouch for Joe Biden. He didn't assault his aide. He just wanted to rip off her lime-green panties and wear them on his head. That puts him in the 2%-10% group.

 

[wamose]

I'd say the sexual assault allegations must be analyzed in the light of the amount of time that has been passed. In other words, if 10 years has passed, complaints should disappear.

 

[Likkmee]

I'd say the sexual assault allegations must be analyzed in the light of the amount of time that has been passed. In other words, if 10 years has passed, complaints should disappear.

Woman sues Bob Dylan, alleging he sexually abused her in 1965, when she was 12

Bob Dylan, whose songs "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Like a Rolling Stone" are 1960s anthems, is being sued by a Connecticut woman for alleged sexual abuse.

www.cnbc.com

 

[justinacolmena]

It is Common Knowledge that 2% -- 10% of Sexual Assault allegations are false and >90% of allegations are true. Is there any data supporting such knowledge?

Some girl is attracted to a guy and he isn't "interested" (deep in debt for a home mortgage) so she claims he's "hitting on" her which is a violent crime and felony sexual offense.

 

[metalwolf]

I heard about the duke lacrosse players who were falsely accused of crimes.

I wonder how many just keep silent when they are falsly accused instead of fighting back by suing for defamation.

libel per se

Definition of libel per se in the Legal Dictionary by The Free Dictionary

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libel per se​

n. broadcast or written publication of a false statement about another which accuses him/her of a crime, immoral acts, inability to perform his/her profession, having a loathsome disease (like syphilis), or dishonesty in business. Such claims are considered so obviously harmful that malice need not be proved to obtain a judgment for "general damages," and not just specific losses. (See: defamation, libel, slander)

Falsly accusing someone of a crime can get someone sued, so i wonder why those who are falsely accused never try to fight back and sue for defamation,because basically they have their reputation ruined and such and often are fired or such.

Isn't having a reputation ruined and being fired or such enough just to sue for defamation for ruining someone's good image?

 

[justinacolmena]

I wonder how many just keep silent when they are falsly accused instead of fighting back by suing for defamation.

You mean like Johnny Depp? That Amber Heard is guilty as sin but she still gets her way in court no matter what, but Britney Spears remains under that awful "conservatorship."

 

[Man of Ethics]

Presumption of Innocence is one of the most Fundamental of all Human Rights.

 

[Meathead]

It is Common Knowledge that 2% -- 10% of Sexual Assault allegations are false and >90% of allegations are true. Is there any data supporting such knowledge?

Some Feminists cite results published in ``False Allegations of Sexual Assault: An Analysis of Ten Years of Reported Cases" published in Violence Against Women in 2010. Here. According to the study presented in the article, 5.9% of 136 rape allegations were determined to be false. On p. 1330 of the journal, the article sites eight studies. These studies show that 2% -- 11% of sexual assault allegations were determined to be false.

Anyone who has not studied the article could interpret the data as ``5.9% of allegations are false and 94.1% of allegations are true." The correct interpretation is ``5.9% of allegations are determined to be false, while the real percentage of false and true accusations remains unknown". According to the article p. 1319,

The determination that a report of sexual assault is false can be made only if the evidence establishes that no crime was committed or attempted. This determination can be made only after a thorough investigation. This should not be confused with an investigation that fails to prove a sexual assault occurred...


``Evidence that the assault did not happen” might include, for example, physical evidence and/or statements from credible witnesses that contradict key aspects of a victim’s account.
Other cases may be true or false. The standard of evidence used to show that an accusation is false in the aforementioned study is higher then the standard of evidence necessary for a rape conviction. Convictions have been obtained on accuser's testimony alone.


What percentage of rape cases have been proven true? Once again, different data sources give different answers. In USA 1992, 20% of all rape accusations have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. In UK 2016, 7.5% of all rape accusations have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. During the Fiscal Year 2015, there were 6,083 reports of Sexual Assault in US Military. Only 254 of these cases resulted in conviction, which is 4.2%.

Using the data for allegations which have been proven false, and those which have been proven true, we can determine the prevalence of false accusations of sexual assault to the best of our knowledge. According to available evidence, 2% to 10% of sexual assault allegations are determined false, 4% to 20% of sexual assault allegations are determined true, and in 70% to 94% of cases only the accuser and the accused know the truth. According to the Common Knowledge, 2% to 10% of sexual assault allegations are false, and the rest are true.

Doubtless, the wealthier and more famous the man, the higher the percentage.

 

[Viktor]

It is Common Knowledge that 2% -- 10% of Sexual Assault allegations are false and >90% of allegations are true. Is there any data supporting such knowledge?

Some Feminists cite results published in ``False Allegations of Sexual Assault: An Analysis of Ten Years of Reported Cases" published in Violence Against Women in 2010. Here. According to the study presented in the article, 5.9% of 136 rape allegations were determined to be false. On p. 1330 of the journal, the article sites eight studies. These studies show that 2% -- 11% of sexual assault allegations were determined to be false.

Anyone who has not studied the article could interpret the data as ``5.9% of allegations are false and 94.1% of allegations are true." The correct interpretation is ``5.9% of allegations are determined to be false, while the real percentage of false and true accusations remains unknown". According to the article p. 1319,

The determination that a report of sexual assault is false can be made only if the evidence establishes that no crime was committed or attempted. This determination can be made only after a thorough investigation. This should not be confused with an investigation that fails to prove a sexual assault occurred...


``Evidence that the assault did not happen” might include, for example, physical evidence and/or statements from credible witnesses that contradict key aspects of a victim’s account.
Other cases may be true or false. The standard of evidence used to show that an accusation is false in the aforementioned study is higher then the standard of evidence necessary for a rape conviction. Convictions have been obtained on accuser's testimony alone.


What percentage of rape cases have been proven true? Once again, different data sources give different answers. In USA 1992, 20% of all rape accusations have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. In UK 2016, 7.5% of all rape accusations have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. During the Fiscal Year 2015, there were 6,083 reports of Sexual Assault in US Military. Only 254 of these cases resulted in conviction, which is 4.2%.

Using the data for allegations which have been proven false, and those which have been proven true, we can determine the prevalence of false accusations of sexual assault to the best of our knowledge. According to available evidence, 2% to 10% of sexual assault allegations are determined false, 4% to 20% of sexual assault allegations are determined true, and in 70% to 94% of cases only the accuser and the accused know the truth. According to the Common Knowledge, 2% to 10% of sexual assault allegations are false, and the rest are true.

The study I saw put false allegations at 40%.

 

[Viktor]

Doubtless, the wealthier and more famous the man, the higher the percentage.

Blackmail

 

[Man of Ethics]

The study I saw put false allegations at 40%.

Definitely, this number is within the existing range:

According to available evidence, 2% to 10% of sexual assault allegations are determined false, 4% to 20% of sexual assault allegations are determined true, and in 70% to 94% of cases only the accuser and the accused know the truth.

 

[whitehall]

It's a complicated issue and statistics don't tell the whole story. Most people have no idea of what it takes to bring a sexual assault case to trial. Does a pat on the ass rise to the level of sexual assault? How about consent? Should a guy go to jail when the babe sobers up and feels abused or (in rare cases) vice versa? Inappropriate touching? Harassing phone calls or texts? Breakups and domestic disputes?