UK, no consequences for false accusations
Topic: Men's Movement
Source: Mensnewsdaily
Author: Robert Franklin
In the blogpost "Outrage!" I reported on a case in the United Kingdom in which a man was accused by a BBC "personality" of raping her 40 times. He claimed innocence and she eventually recanted the allegations. His name is known to UK police as a suspect in a rape case. As such, he cannot get a visa to travel to the United States. He has lost job opportunities because of her slander. Under British law, her name may not be revealed, she has borne no consequences at her job and no criminal charges will be filed against her. In my previous post on this case, I encouraged the wronged man to file civil charges of libel, slander and defamation against his abuser, stating that these at least were still actionable in the UK. (02/24/09)