Woman asks if she should continue to date man accused of rape

A woman has revealed her predicament after a man she’s been dating confessed to her that he was previously accused of attempted rape. 

In a post on the British parenting forum Mumsnet, the unnamed woman revealed that on their third date, her new love interested admitted that he had been arrested and investigated a few years back. 

He referred to this as a ‘revenge accusation’ and showed her emails from the police saying that there was no ‘further evidence’ against him. 

The majority of commenters urged the woman to end the relationships, claiming she could be in danger and that his confession might be a ‘classic softening up manoeuvre of abusers’, while others pointed out that false allegations of sexual assault are very rare. 

However, some did think she should give him the benefit of…