Text Messages Show Lindsey Hill Falsely Accused Trevor Bauer Of Rape, But The Damage Has Already Been Done

This is what’s known as corroboration, and when I worked in law enforcement, specifically in sex crimes, I spent much of my time corroborating victims’ claims. Sometimes, this is as simple as verifying the alleged assailant’s presence at the victim’s house or talking to a friend the victim disclosed the incident to after it happened. With the victim’s testimony corroborated, the burden then lies with the assailant to provide a defense and give contradictory evidence, if there is any.