Despite these accusations being anonymous, I put considerable weight in there being 3 different women with the same story. Is it likely that three different accusers all are lying, and for no perceivable gain?
One would presume that the reporters were careful not to lead the different alleged victims along with hints as to what happened to the others involved. How, then, do their stories all contain the same behaviour, if not that they are all talking about similar and real experiences? This is far different than one person's word against another, this is three against one, plus ancillary evidence that shows a consistent pattern.
Yes, hiding behind anonymity makes it hard to refute allegations of this type. However, short of a conspiracy or utter incompetence by the Star, neither of which seem more than remotely possible, the conclusion to be drawn is that while there might not be enough evidence to obtain a criminal conviction, his guilt is far more likely than his innocence.
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