[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by gargamel

I agree with everyone who is saying that underreporting of rape is a much more common problem than false rape accusations, but I'm always curious of where that 1-2% statistic comes from. A whole lot less than 98-99% of rape accusations lead to convictions, so I don't see how that statistic can be anything other than pure speculation.

I am not sure that a non conviction always equals a false accusation.


Lawyers what is the success rate for rape convictions and what might be reasons for failure?