<p>There are such things as false reports and accusations of assaults and rapes. Yes, there are. So one does have to stay the line through our legal system. If someone chooses not to go through the system and file a criminal complaint, and leaves it up to an institutions whose main purpose is not in that area–in fact is deficient in that area, what to expect? There is a presumption of innocence for the accused that is being ignored in many of these cases. So even filing charges often does not result in a conviction, but at least you have on record that a person is being tried for such a case which in itself is a blotch on the reputation That’s about the best one can do when there isn’t enough proof. </p>
<p>Those student who are caught lying the process should, IMO, be given the most severe penalties for that transgression so that it is made very clear indeed that these inquiries and investigations are serious even if it turns out that not enough evidence can be gotten to address the accusation. That would give a bit of a pause to those protecting the accused and thinking of lying to do so. </p>