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ifeminists September 8, 2004 Carey Roberts	Kobe Bryant: Alice-in-Wonderland Justice The dismissal of rape charges against the basketball superstar has triggered a lively debate how the decision will affect sexual assault cases in the future.
ifeminists June 28, 2006 Leving & Sacks	California Spousal Rape Bill Will Harm Innocent Men False accusations of violence or abuse are endemic in family law cases. The California Senate and the Assembly Committee on Public Safety recently approved a misguided bill which will make the problem worse by easing the way for spurious spousal rape allegations to be used against fathers.
ifeminists October 28, 2003 Wendy McElroy	Kobe Case Puts Victims' Rights on Trial A growing belief that false accusations of sexual assault have become commonplace has prompted a demand for fairer treatment of those accused, especially from the media.
ifeminists April 8, 2009 Wendy McElroy	False Rape Claims Hurt Women Rape usually carries a stiff sentence and extreme stigma. The highest level of evidence and credible testimony should be required before ruining a man's life in that manner.
ifeminists July 22, 2003 Wendy McElroy	False Rape Charges Hurt Real Victims If the charge against Kobe Bryant is proven false, a backlash against women reporting violence may occur. The highest level of evidence and credible testimony should be required before ruining a man's life in that manner.
ifeminists August 9, 2009 Tony Zizza	What if Ben Roethlisberger is innocent? False allegations of sexual assault and rape are in no way - a game.
ifeminists January 6, 2004 Wendy McElroy	Prosecutor Grandstanding Undermines Justice If the goal in a rape trial, like any other law enforcement action, is to protect the innocent, the obvious solution is to name neither party until after a trial verdict. But police and prosecutors do not advocate this remedy.
ifeminists January 31, 2007 Wendy McElroy	Continuing to Defame the 'Duke 3' as Rapists Every day it becomes clearer: the three Duke University students accused of kidnapping and sexual assault are innocent. Why does defamation of the accused continue?
ifeminists July 29, 2003 Ed Ward	Kobe's Number Called, Learns No Man Is Safe in Western Civilized Nations On July 1, 2003 Kobe Bryant learned about the current draconian laws that can be applied, at a minimum, any time a man does not have video and audio surveillance of a one on one encounter with a female.
ifeminists April 26, 2007 Carey Roberts	VAWA Casts a Long Shadow over the Duke Fiasco Here's the dirty little secret of D.A.s who prosecute sexual assault and domestic violence cases: many of the claims they pursue are as flaky as a pie crust and their chances of winning a jury conviction are slim. So why do they bother to go after the case?
ifeminists June 9, 2004 Wendy McElroy	How to Form an Informed Opinion Like it or not, personal opinion of court cases has become part of the process of justice in America. How to make a judgment based more on facts and less on rhetoric.
Reason January 2004 Cathy Young	Kobe's Rights: Rape, justice, and double standards The case of Kobe Bryant's alleged sexual assault raises some serious issues about the way the justice system treats rape complainants and defendants.
ifeminists November 26, 2007 Darrin Albert	The Hazards of Duke The Duke rape case reveals some specific hazards that may prove pragmatic for society to exercise some restraint and/or caution: The Crying Wolf Effect... Herjury... Avoidance of Preventative Measures... etc.
ifeminists August 19, 2003 Wendy McElroy	Law Needs New Category of Sexual Assault On Jan. 6, the California Supreme Court ruled that when a woman rescinds consent during sex, the man becomes guilty of rape if he does not stop immediately. Such laws trivialize the crime of rape and encourage false accusations that, in turn, threaten the credibility of actual rape victims.
ifeminists April 7, 2004 Wendy McElroy	Lies of Faux Victims Cast Doubt on Real Ones Will you be willing to believe the next woman (or man) who claims to be a victim?
Reason February 2002 Cathy Young	Excluded Evidence The dark side of rape shield laws...
ifeminists July 29, 2003	Sacks Blasts Those Harassing Kobe's Accuser Men's and fathers' issues radio talk-show host Glenn Sacks blasted those threatening and harassing the alleged victim in the Kobe Bryant rape case, calling them "demented animals" on his Los Angeles talk show His Side with Glenn Sacks.
ifeminists November 1, 2006 Wendy McElroy	Don't Always Believe the Victim Two recent news stories differ in significant details but share a common message: false accusations of sexual abuse kill innocent people and devastate lives. The stories reveal the terrible human cost imposed by the often heard demand, 'always believe the victim'.
ifeminists April 20, 2005 Wendy McElroy	False Rape Claim Hurts Real Victims Instead of publicizing sexual violence against women, this case has spotlighted the problem of false accusations against men.
ifeminists April 27, 2007 David R. Usher	Feminists Still Think Duke Players are Guilty Congress needs to reform the Violence Against Women Act to help prevent false accusations or rape, but also help women who have no financial means to support their allegations.
ifeminists September 16, 2003 Wendy McElroy	Confronting Prison Rape A bright light is about to be shone on an almost unseen social problem: prison rape. On Sept. 4, President Bush signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act, which provides for an annual Department of Justice review on the rate and effects of prison rape. Why should you care?
ifeminists May 7, 2007 WolfmanMac	False Rape Claims -- No Publicity is Bad Publicity The structure of sexual harassment law, both in its federal and "campus speech code" incarnations is such that there is little downside to leveling accusations and an excellent possibility that the target's life will be ruined or at least drastically altered as a result.
ifeminists October 20, 2004 Wendy McElroy	In Kobe Case, Accuser Is Rightly Identified The accuser swings between demanding privacy and taking public action. As a practical matter, it is becoming increasingly apparent that those who bring accusations cannot have both.
ifeminists January 14, 2003 Wendy McElroy	When Is It Rape? On Jan. 6, the California Supreme Court ruled that if a woman rescinds consent during the sex act, the man is guilty of rape if he does not stop immediately. The prosecution of rape used to be skewed against women. Now it seems to be skewed against men.
ifeminists June 9, 2007 Carey Roberts	Lots of Lucre in False Claims of Abuse In a country that prides itself on the "innocent until proven guilty" principle, how do we account for these legal travesties in which the following four women made phony allegations of abuse?
ifeminists April 19, 2007 Carey Roberts	Lynch Mob Fever at Duke University "Outrageous" is the word that comes to mind that describes what happened to the Duke Three, accused of gang-raping Crystal Gail Mangum.
ifeminists February 16, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Spousal Rape Case Sparks Old Debate When indications of violence are absent, it is reasonable for the legal system to require a higher standard of evidence to convict a husband of rape.
Reason May 2007 Cathy Young	Assault Behind Bars How big a problem is prison rape in the U.S. -- and what can be done about it?
ifeminists January 26, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Removing Legal Incentives to Lie The false accusations that impact most people often occur in the process of divorce, in battles over custody and child support. For years, advocates of fathers' rights have accused the family courts of being "anti-male" and of rubber-stamping women's claims.
ifeminists March 17, 2004 Wendy McElroy	Feminist Confession Reveals Cultural Shift Should women who wrongfully accuse men of sexual harassment be held accountable? Some women who cry wolf aren't receiving automatic sympathy.
ifeminists August 11, 2004 Wendy McElroy	Seeking Criminal Justice in Civil Court Feminist groups advocate civil proceedings for sexual abuse because "victims" will win more often and with less evidence.
ifeminists October 8, 2009 Wendy McElroy	The Lingering Spectre of Hofstra's False Rape Claim Woman who falsely accused four men of raping her gets minimum sentence.
ifeminists March 2, 2005 Jennifer Roback Morse	The True Cost of False Witness False or frivolous charges of child abuse play havoc with the family court system, and in the lives of many innocent people. At the very least, society needs to impose some penalty for inflicting those kinds of costs on others.
ifeminists July 20, 2005 Ray Blumhorst	After the Facts, Domestic Violence Laws Still Discriminate Against Men I am impressed by the courage of After the Facts' young filmmaker to try to present a more balanced understanding of all the issues involved in domestic violence.
ifeminists August 30, 2006 Carey Roberts	No Need to Keep Duke Rape Accuser's Name Secret The cat is out of the bag. The identity of the Duke rape accuser has been widely disseminated on the radio, via the internet, in public legal documents, and in an encyclopedia.
Reason April 2009 Radley Balko	Super Sperm When it comes to the people he prosecutes, Michael Mermel, chief of the criminal division for the Lake County, Illinois, State's Attorney's Office, seems to have more faith in his hunches than he does in science.
ifeminists October 7, 2003 Wendy McElroy	Collective Western Guilt Burdens Today's Children A "compensation culture" seems to be spreading through poor nations. This attitude toward the West draws upon Western guilt over its own prosperity and over historical wrongs, like slavery. This collective guilt is especially undeserved when placed on the blameless shoulders of children born today.
ifeminists July 26, 2006 Carey Roberts	The Kiss-and-Accuse Capers Few men have the financial wherewithal of a former NFL player, sitting judge, or media personality. So when they are accused of domestic violence, men often find themselves dragged into a legal machinery that eventually leaves them penniless, disillusioned, and broken.
ifeminists May 30, 2008	Raped by a Woman In relative anonymity, a prominent libertarian blogger discloses his rape by a woman almost two decades ago.
ifeminists April 30, 2007 Stephen Baskerville	Duke Case Demonstrates Feminist "Justice" Decades of pursuing illusory, subjective, and politically defined "justice" have left Americans so incapable of distinguishing guilt from innocence that we are now inured to the most open injustice.
Reason August 2003 Jesse Walker	Rape Behind Bars A left/right coalition has assembled behind H.R. 1707, the Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2003. The bill would conduct more complete research on the problem and would "provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from prison rape." The Justice Dept. opposes it.
ifeminists October 20, 2009 Michael Miles	The Ugly Truth About the Roman Polanski Affair As I survey what is left of this case -- some civil suits against Nifong, Duke University, the City of Durham, and some police officers -- I realize more than ever that the United States has become a country that is run by political rogues
ifeminists February 13, 2007 Don Mathis	How VAWA Separates Children From Fathers The result of the VAWA is rampant false claims of abuse. This means that children are removed from decent, loving fathers. The Violence Against Women Act must be radically altered or else it will continue to destroy the father/child bond.
Sports Central September 26, 2015 Louie Centanni	Objectivity, Perspective Needed in Kane Controversy The Twittersphere blew up Wednesday when the prosecuting lawyer in the Patrick Kane sexual assault case suggested that classified evidence had been tampered with.
Salon.com May 8, 2002 Charles Taylor	The ultimate violation Two writers -- a philosopher and a working-class Southern man -- describe the horror of violent rape and their long journeys back from darkness...
ifeminists January 12, 2008 WolfmanMac	A Tale of Two Rapes More common in today's society is the the false cry of rape driven by emotional motivation.
ifeminists September 6, 2006 Carey Roberts	Harassment Hysteria Threatens Military Morale In practice, the military's zero-tolerance stance on sexual harassment becomes the basis for ramping up the penalties for an offense that no one can define, and abolishing due process protections for an allegation that no person can ever hope to refute.
ifeminists November 10, 2004 Tony Zizza	Time To Look At DFCS Differently The U.S. child protection system does nothing to punish those who make false allegations of child abuse and should bear some responsibility when families split up over these same false allegations of child abuse.
ifeminists December 27, 2007 Carey Roberts	Winners of the Coveted 2007 Award for Political Incorrectness The Duke lacrosse case represents an enduring failure of the American mainstream media.
ifeminists July 25, 2007 Carey Roberts	Rarer than Rabies: The Legacy of Michael Nifong Michael Nifong's malfeasance has thrust the problem of prosecutorial abuse back into the public eye.