Mother faces £27,100 costs bill for false abuse accusation
Matilda Battersby · 20 October 2026
£260,000 sought by man wrongly accused of sexual abuse was 'disproportionate', judge rules.
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All stories →Ohio man exonerated after 39 years raises concerns about wrongful convictions and death penalty
The exoneration of Rickey Jackson, after 39 years of incarceration for a wrongful conviction, has prompted scrutiny of Ohio's capital punishment system over irreversible judicial error.
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Jonathan Kay on the campaign against Steven Galloway
A UBC creative writing chair was fired over allegations a retired judge found unsubstantiated. Jonathan Kay on the CanLit mobbing, as Galloway's libel trial runs.
20 October 2026
Removing EMDR safeguards puts justice at risk
Queensland's DPP has dropped its EMDR safeguards and NSW may follow. The science on therapy and memory is unsettled, and a pre-therapy record protects everyone.
20 October 2026
Steven Galloway was accused of rape. Then her text messages surfaced
A.B. says she came to on Galloway’s office floor while he watched the Canucks game. Her texts show her following that game with her husband, minute by minute.
20 October 2026
Medina couple allegedly falsely accused person of hurting their child when injuries caused by father
A Medina, New York, couple told police a stranger assaulted their 14-month-old child. Police found the named suspect was out of state and say the father caused the injuries.
19 October 2026
Tampa realtor shocks TikTok with claim that she falsely accused a man of cheating as a bizarre but effective ‘marketing tactic’ for her business
A Tampa realtor says she commented on a stranger's engagement post implying he was cheating with her, to drive traffic to her page. TikTok users called it defamation.
19 October 2026
Former MIT scientist wins $6M defamation verdict against colleague who accused him of sexual misconduct
A Suffolk County jury awarded former MIT professor David Sabatini $6 million after finding that Kristin Knouse, a younger colleague who accused him of sexual misconduct, had defamed him, and rejected her counterclaims.
17 October 2026
Wrongful conviction overturned for Haywood man who was falsely accused
District Attorney Ashley Welch took the incredibly rare step this week of overturning a prior conviction against a man now known to be innocent.
17 October 2026
Believe women? No – believe evidence
The point in the Cornell case is not that women lie; most do not. But every accusation is a claim, and claims must be tested, argues Jay Beecher.
16 October 2026