here we see the beginning of the end of a career based solely on unsubstantiated accusations...
In complete agreement.
World wide there appears a whole lot of accusations are leveled in the media, certainly not through the legal process that result in untold damage to the accused without even a modicum of process involved.
What is scary is that the damage is done BEFORE a complaint is filed, evidence and defence heard and a decision made.
The rule of law is based on the presumption of innocence. Slowly but surely this is being eroded, the presumption of innocence and due process thrown out and replaced with a modern version of lynch mobs and witch drownings on social media.
These issues are always complex although if there was a rape, then justice must be meted out without villifying the victim for reporting it.
Au contraire, it is just as important that the accused is not vilified either. There is supposed to be due process.
I find the absence of a complaint in a timely manner to be a worrisome trend.