But because it had been "lawyered" and "complied," meaning it had passed the requisite legal and compliance tests, and been "referred up" the chain of responsibility, the piece was considered sound — even though no one, apparently, had asked standard questions like whether the accuser was credible or whether the accused had had a chance to respond to the accusations.
When it comes to ascertaining what really happened in the Sofitel suite, particularly over whether sex between accuser and accused was consensual or not, the case will turn largely on "he-said-she-said" testimony.
Asked about Trump's accusers, and whether the president's case differed from that of Weinstein, Kam-Kimura said she did not believe the allegations against the president were "credible".
Mr. Sharpton said he could not make any judgment about the decision by the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., to end the case because "in order for me to say that, I'd have to know what the accuser presented and whether that's a fair hearing, and I'm not privy to that".
The panel will hold hearings in which the members interview the accuser, the accused and other witnesses separately, then recommend to the dean of the college within Columbia that the accused student attends whether to discipline the student.
As the case proceeds, the key issues are likely to include whether other accusers can testify; whether Cosby is unfairly biased by the 12-year delay; and whether his testimony in the civil case can be used against him.
Mr. Shanley's former lawyer, Frank Mondano, questioned whether the accuser's memories were true or whether they were "false memories" suggested by lawyers, friends and therapists.
Irrespective of whether the accuser was right or wrong, the criticism did make me notice something.
