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fandomsecrets2014-05-09 07:01 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2014-05-09 07:01 pm
[ SECRET POST #2684 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2684 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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However, I do find it interesting that so many people are saying Singer *definitely* sexually assaulted this guy. I am not aware of any concrete evidence that has been released. And it *won't* be released because discovery has not begun - no side is going to publicly release information in a civil suit before a case has gone to trial or been settled (and you can bet that any settlement will include an NDA). Parties are not proof. They may not speak well for his character, but they are not evidence.
Anyone can file a lawsuit against anyone else. There's a famous case where a man sued the Devil. There's another case that went on (and possibly still is) over a dry cleaners losing a pair of pants - the costs of proceeding with the suit has exceeded a million dollars. Suing someone is not proof that something illicit, illegal or untoward happened. Cases like the one with the Devil are thrown out of court for failing to prove any injury (because the Devil cannot be proven, obviously). The case with the pants is *ridiculous*, but there is proof that the pants were lost, so there IS an injury. So the big factor in deciding whether there's any teeth to this (for the public anyway) will be whether the case will be tossed or if it goes past the initial filings. If it does continue, I'd say it looks a lot worse for Singer because an impartial party (the judge) has decided there's *possible* merit to the case. Even then, it's not for sure.
Also, was this ever brought to the attention of the police? If it wasn't, that is certainly interesting. Most states nowadays have a rather lengthy statute of limitations on sexual abuse of children.
TL;DR - Can we wait until more facts come out than just a simple court filing before anyone decides if Singer is the scum of the earth? If he is, he should rot. But I'm uncomfortable with condemning a man without evidence.
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(Anonymous) 2014-05-10 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)