As someone who finds himself newly-single after over 25 years with my former partner and hence back in the dating game before much longer, the implications of this case absolutely terrify me.
Seems to me this poor sod will now be indelibly marked with this for the rest of his life - there will always be someone gossiping about him, either ignoring or refusing to accept that the case against him collapsed. I hope he sues the Police/CPS for as much as he can - his name has been tarnished and they are guilty of, at worst, deliberately attempting to pervert the course of justice or at best, incompetence, both of which deserve punishment.
Meanwhile the girl/woman in question gets off scot-free - you would hope that any further cries of “RAPE!” on her part would be treated with a degree of scepticism. She is clearly a rather unstable individual with some rather warped ideas; has there ever been a previous case where having accused someone of rape, the ‘victim’ has then contacted her alleged rapist and requested further liaisons? Who knows, possibly even liaisons of a BDSM nature, given her alleged rape fantasies?
For the avoidance of doubt, in no way am I condoning rape - it’s a heinous crime and anyone who commits it deserves all they get. However, it seems the alleged rapist is assumed guilty right from the start and has his name plastered all over the papers, assuring that mud will stick to him regardless of the verdict. There should either be anonymity for both parties or neither ...