Are all men potential rapists? Some women seem to think so.

 

Russell Brand

The feminist pitchfork mob seems to have it in for the comedian and TV presenter Russell Brand. Has Brand been charged or convicted of any crime?

Jess Phillips, Labour's former Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding, said that women who accused Brand of sexual impropriety, which he denies, were effectively "made to feel like they have to prove themselves." Really? Isn't tangible evidence the basis of any prosecution in English law? Aren't people supposed to be innocent until proven guilty?

In 2018, Jess Phillips claimed to have been bombarded with 600 rape threats in one night. Jess seems to think that all men are potential rapists. Rape or any kind of sexual assault is a serious business, but so are false allegations of rape or sexual assault which do occur.

Last January, Eleanor Williams, aged 22 from Barrow in Furness, was sentenced to eight and a half years imprisonment after falsely accusing men of rape and trafficking her for sex. These false allegations devastated people's lives. A court found that her allegations were totally made up. She was in fact a rape fantasist who self-inflicted injuries on herself with a hammer and then posted it on social media to get attention.