[quote]Professor X wrote:
I’ll say this…most times, they avoid even putting the woman’s name in the news after she is found out to have lied. The man accused have to live a life time with that and all of the shame that produces, even if they are innocent.
The stigma won’t follow the woman around the same as it will for the guy even if she lied.
Therefore, stating her shame is enough is just incorrect. Her shame would be enough if her name was posted in every newspaper next to her picture and a note sent out to all future employers and potential lovers. Then…maybe it would be equal.
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I can’t speak for every judge, every case, or every person, but in my personal experience with false accusations that led to me being in front of a judge, it went further than this.
Before the hearing started, he stated clearly that he would not tolerate any lying, and that if he discovered it, he would do his best to punish the offending party.
In my case, my ex made very specific accusations of violence, stalking, and harassment, giving dates and times, in both a sworn statement to the police and under oath in court, in front of the judge. I provided records that irrefutably showed that she was lying. When my attorney pressed her on this, she had no explanation, but was saved by the judge cutting my attorney off because she was being aggressive. He was dismissive of the evidence, that, as stated above, proved beyond doubt that she was knowingly lying. He also offered no explanation, only saying it didn’t really mean anything. The case was dismissed, but only after I got a stern warning from the judge to stay away from my ex. Despite having physical evidence that my ex was lying in his courtroom, he never even acknowledged it, and he certainly offered no consequences. I spent a week with my rights restricted, and my family spent 2000 dollars on an attorney, because when a woman makes an accusation of this nature, it is assumed true until PROVEN otherwise. If I hadn’t been able to access my phone records for some reason, I have no doubt she would have gotten her way, and the consequences could have been much worse. The judge in my case was very obviously reluctant to dismiss the case, even when he was left with no other logical choice.
My name is still attached to a dating violence case, in public record. It gives no indication that the case was dismissed, only that it is “closed.” Anybody doing even the most basic background check on me (google) will find that.
And I got off easy.

