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Originally Posted by fatso
Even logically arrived at inferences are still inferences or theories and not evidence. Sociological trends may help with understanding claims, but they're not determinative. These things need to be tested within the specifics of the case.
It may be unlikely that all three women are conspiring, but it's not impossible. Their story needs to be tested. It is true that victims of assault are often fearful of raising it. But when they've gone to the newspaper rather than the authorities, it's fair to question if that is the case here. And above all else, it needs to be proven that Ghomeshi did something wrong (not disprove the presumption that he did).
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No it's not. If you do any kind of research about or work with sexual assault victims, you learn pretty quickly that going to the police can often be an additional level of trauma and humiliation added on to the original assault. I can see a number of reasons why reporting it to the media would be a preferable course of action, specifically if the victims think their cases have very unlikely chance of being successfully prosecuted.