Power doesn’t appear to get the the accused rapist was cleared and is now suing.
We have covered the case of Emma Sulkowicz, the Columbia University student who vowed to carry her mattress around campus in protest of her alleged rapist who remained on campus. That alleged rapist was cleared by the University, and now is suing to clear his name.
I don’t know if Sulkowicz was lying or telling the truth. But the sharp dispute hardly makes the case comparable to what Afghan women have to go through. Beatings. Burkas. Lack of education. Executions.
After the alleged rape, Sulkowicz continued to send sexual messages to the man she accused with whom she had previously had a sexual relationship, and lied about why the police were not pursuing the case, saying she had decided not to put herself through it. In fact, the police declined to pursue the case because they didn’t find enough evidence. You can read more on the backstory here.
Not quite the same as this: