> Victim retraction does not mean the allegation is false Not always. Nor does a guilty plea (or even a confession) always mean the accused is guilty. But in e

> Victim retraction does not mean the allegation is false Not always. Nor does a guilty plea (or even a confession) always mean the accused is guilty. But in either case we have more reason to believe than we usually do. > we don't have reliable stats Indeed. Nor do we have reliable stats about false allegations. So why are you asserting that false allegations are rare, knowing your argument is based on unreliable stats?