You don't have to crucify the accused to believe the accuser. You do need to treat the accusation seriously and give the accuser the support they need.
Proving the accusation is the job of the legal professionals, but the person making the accusation needs belief and support. It's not saying the accusations are automatically true, but that you take the weight of their accusation seriously.
It's fucking terrifying trying to open up about sexual assault and knowing people will attack you and pile more emotional abuse on top of it.
Especially when the power dynamic is this lopsided. It's already insanely difficult for people to come forth with public accusations when they have a similar structural backing to defend themselves (ie famous person accusing another famous person).
So I can understand why they'd wish to remain anonymous and I can respect that.
Whether the allegations are real or not remains to be seen, and we'll see if more people come forth with similar accusations.
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