Anonymity for the falsely accused

While it's great to see people trying to get laws changed to protect the anonymity of accused men, it also makes sense to try to ensure false accusers face the music for what they have done.

Here too there's finally some action – with a group based in the UK organizing a Falsely Accused Day on Friday, September 9. Falsely Accused Day aims to bring public awareness to the plight of the falsely accused and strengthen the enforcement of sanctions against false accusers. Events are currently planned for London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Washington DC, and Buenos Aires.

Take a look at this excellent list of information about false allegations which was put together by the international group CEDV, a coalition working to reform domestic violence laws and policies, which is supporting this campaign:

1. A 2020 national survey conducted by YouGov found that 8% of Americans -- 11% of men and 6% of women -- report being falsely accused of sexual assault, domestic violence, or child abuse. The 8% figure represents 20.4 million adults. In 62% of cases, the false accusers were reported to be females. Here's a video on the survey.

2. False allegations are the leading cause of wrongful convictions. According to the National Registry of Exonerations, false allegations and perjury contribute to 62% of all wrongful convictions.

3. The YouGov survey showed about one-quarter of false allegations are made during the course of a child custody dispute. A 2021 Australian Journal of Social Issues article, Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse, showed judges determined that only 12 % of the child sexual abuse allegations involved in contested family court cases were found to be true.

4. Such allegations can lead to parental alienation syndrome with long-term harmful effects on the child.

5. About 40-50% of allegations of American campus sexual assault are found to be unfounded.

6. False allegations can have other devastating consequences, including social stigmatization, impairment of career opportunities, and mental health problems.

But the most important fact you need to know about false allegations is that our police and prosecutors are under orders not to take action over false allegations, or perjury in sexual cases. Feminists have convinced our justice system that "real" rape victims will be deterred from coming forward if they are not believed and could be charged with making a false allegation. That's the reason feminists can claim such a low official rate of false allegations. They have fixed the system to ensure precisely this outcome. And naturally our lazy media is happy to promote their lies.

Police often tell families of falsely accused men that they would like to take action for perjury, but their hands are tied – as shown in this case of an 18 year-old Queenslander falsely accused of rape.

Hopefully if FAIR succeeds in having their legislation changed to protect the anonymity of accused men, this might have an impact here as well. Sadly Australia now has some of the most anti-male laws in the Western World and it is going to take some doing to loosen the stranglehold our virulent feminists have on our current system.

But I hope you will all get out there, promoting Falsely Accused Day wherever you can. Use the information gathered here to inform public debate, posting comments online the next time there's a discussion about false accusations, or joining in talk-back chat. The Johnny Depp/Amber Heard case has helped alert the community to the importance of this issue so the time is right.

Here's one of the memes CEDV prepared for you all to circulate to promote Falsely Accused Day. Makes the point rather nicely, doesn't it?