http://gawker.com/5993695/techcrunch-founder-michael-arringt...
A quote from the article:
> When TechCrunch founder turned venture capitalist Mike Arrington was accused last week of rape and abuse by an ex-girlfriend, many in Silicon Valley were shocked, but not entirely surprised ...
"Accused" or "rape and abuse"? Where's the police report? Why is this not an official police investigation? If Arrington has not been charged with rape by the police, then he hasn't been "accused" either, at least not as that term is used by professional journalists.
Let the source for this claim go to the police and file a report. If she doesn't, then Arrington has the right to sue those who claim that an accusation has been made. The reason? Until the claim is made before a judge, it's not an accusation, it's hearsay.
On further research, it turns out the "rape" claim was made in a public forum by someone posting under a pseudonym and who certainly has no intention of going to the police. This is unbelievably irresponsible.
Want to see this sort of crime prosecuted? Go to the police. If you don't, you're only adding to the perception that women lie about sex crimes. And they do -- FBI Labs reports that between 20% and 40% of sex crime reports are simply false:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,194032,00.html
(the linked article was written by Wendy McElroy, editor of ifeminists.com)