There will always be the "No smoke with out fire" suspicion. That is human nature.
And there is also I suppose the "it is better to be safe than sorry" attitude, especially in this litigation culture.
With the seriousness of the acusation I was a bit surprised he was still doing panto.
It is not a case of guilty until proven innocent, today the presumption is "guilty even if a wooly headed jury says innocent"
Sad but that is how the world works today.