First $950K from the school. Now today, an undisclosed amount from Winston. You can bet it's around $1M. (The TMZ article says she "won" $950K from the school....but she actually settled out-of-court.)
These cases cost the accused several million if they go to trial....so they ALWAYS settle out-of-court. It's a shakedown. With no repercussions whatsoever for the accuser, even if it's proven that she's lying. It's a no-lose situation for the accuser, and it's a no-win situation for the accused.
Most of these cases are not charged criminally. For example, this year at the University of Tennessee, 6 women sued the school....despite not one of them ever going to the police. Tennessee settled out-of-court for $2.48M....saying that it cost less than going to trial.
Thanks to IAGopher for the heads-up on this one tonight....
http://www.tmz.com/2016/12/14/jameis-winston-rape-accuser-settlement/
These cases cost the accused several million if they go to trial....so they ALWAYS settle out-of-court. It's a shakedown. With no repercussions whatsoever for the accuser, even if it's proven that she's lying. It's a no-lose situation for the accuser, and it's a no-win situation for the accused.
Most of these cases are not charged criminally. For example, this year at the University of Tennessee, 6 women sued the school....despite not one of them ever going to the police. Tennessee settled out-of-court for $2.48M....saying that it cost less than going to trial.
Thanks to IAGopher for the heads-up on this one tonight....
http://www.tmz.com/2016/12/14/jameis-winston-rape-accuser-settlement/
