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Comment by xienze

2 days ago

> A lot of sexual misconduct happens behind closed doors and is (I would imagine. IANAL) difficult to prosecute.

Well that’s why so many cases are civil and not criminal. The bar is much lower (“preponderance of evidence” versus “guilt beyond a reasonable doubt”). A man can be accused of some sexual act that occurred decades ago without any substantive information like what day it happened on, and if a jury says “well I believe her”, it’s a wrap.