HE WAS Falsely Accused Of Rape. The City Of Charleston Just Paid Him $85,000.
A Charleston, SC college student just settled with the city for $85,000 after he was falsely accused of sexual assault. In March 2014, the male student was arrested after a female student claimed he raped her after a date. “Court documents state the woman told friends about her date and consensual sex and only went to the police after being ‘guilted’ by her roommate. The suit claimed the investigator had evidence contradicting the woman’s statement and also lacked sufficient evidence to back up the claim.” Despite this, police arrested the man, who later sued, claiming police didn’t thoroughly investigate the woman’s claims before arresting him.
The College of Charleston student faced up to 10 years in prison. After a four-day trial in November 2017 the male was found not guilty. He then sued the city, using testimony from one of the investigating detectives given during his criminal trial. “For almost four years he had the charge and a possible ten year prison sentence hanging over him. During the criminal trial in November 2017, the detective testified under oath about the scope of her investigation and that testimony was used against her in the civil trial to prove negligence in investigating the case.”
dailywire.com By Ashe Schow
