The Ghomeshi trial is really no different than any other usual, ordinary, run of the mill historic sexual assault trial except that the incessant pervasive glare of the media spotlight is turning it into a disaster for women victims’ rights advocates. The problem with delayed complaint is that it excludes the possibility of collecting any corroborating physical evidence and the possibility of recording details of the incident when those details are fresh in the witness’s mind. The only evidence that remains is a memory that has been subjected to the natural processes of forgetfulness and reconstruction. It also calls for a reasonable explanation for the delay. If we take it outside of the emotion, myths and agendas surrounding sexual assault, what would be your thoughts if someone, for the first time accused you of breaking into their house and stealing their jewelrey 12 years ago?
Ghomeshi has been silent through his trial, but his recollections have guided his defence to evidence the Crown and its witnesses seemed not to know about.
Source: What accusers forget, Jian Ghomeshi remembers: Menon | Toronto Star