<p>Date rape is a tough one to prosecute. In our justice system, the accused is innocent until proven guilty, and when there are just two people involved in something and it hinges entirely on who is telling the truth, unless there is some compelling admissable evidence, I would have to say the accused has to go free. However, there are no winners in such a situation, since if the accused were truly innocent and was a victim of someone who wanted to “get at him” (and yes, it happens), just the accusation itself is a horrible thing to have happen, never mind the police involvment, university involvment, publcity, trial even if the verdict is not guilty or if the case is dropped. The accuser does not come out of this well enough. It’s lose, lose all of the way.</p>