It's a horrendous crime. But when innocent people are falsely accused, this does nothing to help the true victims. The documented rate of wrongful convictions in sexual assault cases with known DNA profiles is startling high (11.6%).

 

The advance of DNA technology has assisted tremendously in exonerating those who have been falsely accused. 20% of all the exonerations for wrongful convictions since 1989 have been sexual assault cases (The National Registry of Exonerations divides the category: 11% adult complainants and 9% child complainants). If you have been falsely accused of sexual assault, learn about past wrongful conviction cases below. ​