mbt2001 said:
She can literally accuse you of rape and with no evidence you will be arrested and indicted.
This is just, plain, incorrect. Police officers, investigators, prosecutors and judges (as a general rule) want people who have comitted crimes to go to jail.
They do not (as a general rule) want to take the word of every Tom, Dick and Mary who says "He hurt me!" as gospel and throw the accused in the tank forever. (Though like with any circumstance it does, in fact, happen on a statistically insignificant basis)
While I'm sure there will be a bevy of "anecdotal evidence" to back up this claim from several posters (and we all know if it's on the internet it must be true) but, I would say, particularly in cases like battery and rape there is usually some kind of evidence that gets one arrested. Police officers make a living by determining a crime has been committed and arresting the suspected offender. Investigators make a living by finding out "what really happened" before presenting a case to a prosecutor. Prosecutors make a living by getting CONVICTIONS against the people who
actually commit crimes. Judges make a living by not having their convictions overturned. (Jury trials are a crap shoot)
At no point in that chain does the word of a random stranger bring enough to bear to warrant a continuance to the next link.
Further, there must be some kind of evidence to get a person indicted, even circumstantial evidence is still evidence. Some random chick yelling "he raped me!" is not enough, in nearly every circumstance, to get a man arrested, indicted and convicted. The criminal justice system just doesn't work that way.
I'm usually very suspect of statements that contain "always" and "never" ideas. Though having witnesses around when confronting ANY person who is obviously "a bit odd" is probably sound advice.
To the OP:
I'll add another vote to game cameras, document everything, secure an attorney and get good legal advice from them.