Quote Originally Posted by cheeseburger
And its clear that very little will happen to the person making such false claims; in a broader sense this may be a good thing since it won't discourage other victims from speaking up. On the other hand it just sucks for whoever gets unfairly blamed.
This is a touchy subject to approach - but I have no sympathy for these people. And unfortunately, it happens all too often. So ultimately what has happened is that the prosecution has to work even harder to prove their case, and that it is not a case of false accusation.

Unfortunately this means that a lot of actual offenders are getting off, and a lot of victims are not seeing justice. And I don't see it getting any easier, in fact, I see it getting harder to prove such cases. In fact it wouldn't surprise me if 'reasonable doubt' one day becomes 'without a shadow of a doubt' for this very reason.