Originally posted by adrianlesnar:
Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
Originally posted by adrianlesnar:
I don't believe I've ever stated whether I believe him to be innocent or guilty, but has the actual evidence used to prove his innocence been shared? I don't think a lack of prosecution, or a lack of evidence, proves innocence (or guilt) on its own.
what do you mean has it been shared? It's breaking news all over the place as of today. You don't need to prove innocence. You are getting it 1000% backwards. You need to prove guilt, beyond a reasonable doubt. They can't even go to criminal trial, as there is not sufficient evidence to go to trial. Furthermore, the recent revelation is there is exculpatory evidence, meaning not only lack of evidence that he did it, but convincing evidence that he did not and could not have done it.
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: New evidence now show that former #Bills Punter Matt Araiza was *NOT* present at the house when a woman alleged that he raped her, per @DanWetzel
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 9, 2023
Evidence instead show that the accuser was having consensual sex with several other men that night.
Araiza being… pic.twitter.com/lNM0GxDy79
I havent read any articles to be fair. But I'm not saying that the guy is guilty til proven innocent. Im speaking more to the "eat crow" crowd and the "put her in prison for lying crowd." If there is clear evidence that she was lying then fine. I won't argue further as I don't care to read the article and should not be having a debate on the subject with out due diligence into researching the subject.
Edit: I did click the link that you provided. Looks like the convincing evidence that he couldn't have done it consisted of someone (could be anyone: friend, foe, family, rival punter) saying that he left the party early.
I was one that immediately believed her accusations and feel awful because the evidence is looking like she not only intended to have sex with Araiza, but she bragged about doing it.
What it's looking like is this is a classic case of a young girl who thinks she's a LOT older and more mature than she thinks she is, intentionally puts herself in a dangerous position, intentionally has sex with not one but multiple people, regrets it and makes a wild accusation with details so depraved one automatically believes, as I wrongfully did. I feel guilty for believing without proof (I've been accused wrongfully myself so should know better), feel awful for Araiza who wasn't even there when the group sex happened and because of an accusation his professional career is ruined, and I hope like hell he sues her parents (she was a minor when she committed the crime so they should be legally culpable for her slanderous accusations), and I hope the law prosecutes her for making a false police report.
[ Edited by WINiner on May 10, 2023 at 9:57 AM ]