Yes we give the accused the benefit of the doubt and require the prosecution to meet a high burden of proof to overturn that. It is not symmetric by design.
1.) There is no prosecution involved here.
2.) The actual prosecution of a crime does not start with the assumption that whoever is reporting the crime is lying.
1.) There is no prosecution involved here.
2.) The actual prosecution of a crime does not start with the assumption that whoever is reporting the crime is lying.