It is invariably true that it is wrong to find someone guilty until proven guilty. But even if he were to go on trial, what is an easy way of proving that he did this? This is what many rape victims have to deal with: the likelihood that their abuser is going to get away with it because of a lack of "sufficient evidence". Research illustrates that this is one of the main reasons why victims don't report.

Secondly, victims do not speak out because the abuser is someone who is held at a high esteem by the public and accusing them will momentarily mean you're either lying, jealous or just plain vindictive.

But I think what is telling here is that it is true what many rape survivors say: when it comes to sexual assault the public will always defend the perpetrator and blame the victim.

Did Bill Cosby rape these women? We will never know, only he and these women know the true answer to that question.