Ever since Jimmy Savile, .....  the Police seem to pursue historic claims with unbridled enthusiasm. I know Hall, and Harris were ultimately found guilty, Tarbuck, Starr, Roache, and Davidson, to name, but a few, were not.

These men were found not guilty, however as the Trolls in online Chat, and Forums show, these same men were found guilty the minute they were named. At the very least they have been left with public opinion of them damaged.

Unfortunately you need look no further then the Round Table to find evidence that they were presumed guilty, and this is a small social media site compared to the likes of Twitter.  

If you are a celebrity, (and even if you're not) the principle of innocent until proven guilty, is destroyed within minutes of being publicly named, as is the accused's reputation.  

It now seems apparent that as soon as an allegation is made public, more allegations quickly follow, yet although the "compensation" word has been bandied about jokily, it is now getting harder to dismiss it, and it now deserves to be taken very seriously. If a guilty verdict is found to be the case, fixed compensation sums are automatically paid. 

On the whole, historic allegations depend on who you believe, as hard evidence is usually non existent. 

These historic cases now smack of a witch hunt, the likes of which have not been seen since the "McCarthyism" witch trials against alleged Communists in the 1950's.

Trial by Jury...  Already convicted, and/or tarnished reputation by Media.