Dr. Lorandos discusses defense strategy in cases involving claims of rape

http://www.falsely-accused.net/


Dr. Lorandos discusses defense strategy in cases involving claims of rape

For decades, the crime of rape has been known as the easiest criminal allegation to make by the alleged victim and the hardest to disprove by the defendant. In the 1960s, the victims of this brutal crime were able to take advantage of significant changes in the law that made it easier to obtain convictions and justice. Unfortunately, these changes also made it easier for those who were falsely accused of rape to be convicted. Adding to the defendants difficulty is the controversial rape trauma syndrome. At http://www.falsely-accused.net/ we explain that this is a psychological theory that has been rejected by behavioral scientists. Unfortunately, this idea is still being used by prosecutors and junk-science witnesses as so-called evidence in cases against defendants accused of the crime of rape.

A series of bias laws are making it easier to obtain convictions. Let me tell you a little bit about that.

First, jury instructions are the law that is read to the jury.
Courts have long known that rape is an easy allegation to make but one that is hard to disprove. In fact, the biggest threat of being falsely accused of a crime was that of being accused of rape (until child molestation became a significant national issue, flooding the legal system with cases).
It is now the most likely false allegation. Courts perceive the potential threat of false allegations of rape and fashion jury instructions to inform members of the jury that such allegations were easy to be made and difficult to disprove. At http://www.falsely-accused.net/ we explain that today, in most states, this jury instruction is no longer allowed.
In many states, the judge now informs the jury that:

(1) An allegation of rape does not require any evidence of corroboration;

(2) There is no requirement for medical evidence;

(3) There is no requirement for DNA evidence; and

(4) There is no requirement for a second witness.

In short, there the only requirement for a conviction is the bare allegation made by a complainant. Even the manner in which the jury is selected is tainted with this attitude that evidence doesnt matter. In many states, prosecutors can demand that during jury selection each prospective juror must agree that he would not require corroboration to find a crime. If the juror disagrees with this demand, he or she can be excused.

Then we have the Rape Shield Laws
Consensual sex is still legal. Being able to prove consent, however, has become more difficult for the defendant. For example, if a man meets a woman at a bar and has sex with her that night, and later she claims she was raped, the man used to be able to introduce evidence to help establish a pattern of consensual sexual behavior on the womans part. That might be the testimony by witnesses that the woman routinely came to the bar every night, engaged a mans companionship, then went home and had sexual relations with him. At http://www.falsely-accused.net/ we explain that such evidence is relevant to show the sex on the night in question was consensual. But its not admissible. Victims rights advocates were rightly concerned with the legal strategies that put the victims personal life on trial. Unfortunately, highly relevant evidence that could have protected an innocent defendant is no longer allowed because politics has obscured justice and powerful lobbies have helped to pass what is now called rape shield laws. Under these rape shield laws, a defendant in todays courtroom is forbidden from introducing the prior sexual conduct of the complainant on the issue of consent. Curiously, no one has successfully shown that the evidence of prior sexual conduct is not relevant in determining consent.


While the rape shield laws were intended to encourage more women to come forward and testify, they simply have made it easier to falsely accuse and convict an innocent individual. Many states also allow the prosecution to introduce allegations made by other women, allegedly assaulted on previous occasions by the defendant to prove that a rape occurred in the current charged offence. In these circumstances, no corroborating evidence is required to introduce these alleged crimes. There does not even have to be a conviction. Nor does there even have to exist a criminal charge, or even a police report.

http://www.falsely-accused.net/

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[accordwhippa]

i think all sex should be video taped lol

if celebrities are doing it then we should too right

[RootbrianReturns]

There are a ton of people on youtube that have been accused of this, and the ones who accused people are sick in the fucking head. They need to be put away for their misbehavior. Seeing people who plainly comment on a video (let's say, a music video, or a blog) and someone accuses you of rape or anything like that, which is nonsense, don't respond and ignore the sucker. If it's in real life, tell that person off. Harassment is failure, it shouldn't be tolerated. I get enough of it online.

[jenn100503]

you are absolutely pathetic and let's hope that your mother or sister never gets raped because if they do you may change your views slightly.

[TheRagingTroll]

STFU get back in the kitchen, and make me a sandwhich.

[TheRagingTroll]

I laugh at rape. Oh, and women wouldn't get raped if they didn't leave the god damn kitchen.

[acgillespie]

treat your women well, lick & kiss anything that she wants and do it all with a smile on your face.. the asshole you protect just might be your own.

[jbgood3]

During the Salem witch trials all that the accuser had to do was point a finger at someone else and the authorities would step in and prosecute the defendant based on prejudice.

It seems nothing has changed even down to the fact the Salem accusers were women.

The removal of the rights of one section of society with the giving of additional rights to another section creates a two tier society of inferiors and superiors.

"We are equal under the Law" we are told and here we see this is not true.

[Verlch]

Yeah, more ways for ambulance chasing scum lawyers to get rich. And more cheap labor in prisons, more slave labor.

[Verlch]

I could care less about what you think. Stop posting comments to mine, and I will never speak to you again.

Don't flatter yourself, all feminists think they are stalk able, when in fact if most men know they are feminists, they run. Hence the bitter you.

Now stop commenting to me, and I will gladly go away....lol....

[pnpink248]

Verlch you are a hypocrite! How can you say this when you have been stalking me for 3 days, because you hate Women!