Did any of them corroborate a propensity for violent rape? Quinn alleged a violent rape, and Benson validated her report based on a "noncommittal" reply that may just as well have indicated that Holowka believed Scott would ignore a denial.
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There's a precedent for this, and Scott admits as much himself in the piece: after he made it clear to Holowka that he would never lend credence to the idea that "someone from his past" would try to ruin his life, he gave up on trying to convince him.
This is the definition of a he-said-she-said situation, and in that kind of situation it isn't just reasonable to take into account the credibility of the accuser: that's the entire case. Everything turns on it. Past behavior is *absolutely* fair game.
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For example, if the accuser has a history of turning her high-profile friends against her own accusers to deflect credible allegations against her, *rather than directly address those allegations*: that's material! That's the very definition of a relevant fact.
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It also informs Scott's behavior in a way he is unable to acknowledge. He knew what would happen if he stood behind Holowka because he had seen it before and it had already started happening to him. By throwing his friend to the wolves - ending his life - he saved his own skin.
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