Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human View Post
Someone accused of a sex crime, however, tends to carry the stigma of the accusation with them for years. Want to ruin an NCOs career? Simple, get a lower enlisted to accuse them of sexual harassment. The accusation is all it really takes, the veracity of the charges doesn't matter.
NCO = Non-Commissioned Officer for those without military in the family!

It is sad that there are people who try to take advantage of the system like that, but we humans are flawed critters. At least in American courts, once is innocent until proven guilty, no matter what the person who shouts the loudest says. This just is not true in some parts of the world.