10 March

This is a very difficult question. Note that complainants in legal cases often can remain anonymous, while those accused do not. I think Cliff is right that 'mud sticks' and it can be impossible to ever remove the stain of an accusation like this, even if a person is found not guilty. What we've seen with Geoffrey Rush and Craig McLachlan and to some extent Cardinal Pell is the same issue - were they 'tried' by the public before they even got to trial?