He doesnt have to prove innocence, the girl/prosecution has to prove guilt.
..and they havent imo (well, not enough to convince however many are on the jury).
That said, I think actually witnessing it all in court might give a different view. How Johnson was, how the girl was etc. I'm sure you can read a lot more into that than the text on a screen we've been getting
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So essentially, in any sex case unless there are what third party witnesses/evidence the person can never be convicted? That cannot be right.
But then is it not down to basically who can lie better in court anyway? Only Johnson and the girl will ever know what truly happened in the car that evening.
because there isnt anything
There's the girl's evidence that he did.
Texts before: 'Depends what you’re up for - a little bit more than kissing. A bit of feeling.' and after: 'it wasn't so bad', 'you felt turned on'.
His admission in giving evidence he intended to have sexual contact with her.
The only evidence against is his story that he had some sort of epiphany while his tongue was down her throat.
You don't need to have all the pieces to see the picture on the jigsaw puzzle.
There's no proof though. To be sure "beyond reasonable doubt" you really need some proof. Him saying he wanted more than kissing doesnt mean it happened. I've said it before, I do think he is guilty of a feel of her but I wouldnt be 100%. How high up a percentage would it need to be to qualify as beyond reasonable doubt?
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Yep, that's the one thing of the hundreds of others that tips it for me. He claims its from the way they were kissing but that just doesnt make sense. You wouldnt say "felt" from a kiss, 'seemed' or something would fit better.
Might just be the way he speaks though