Edelman, through his lawyer, has declared he will, “vigorously fight the charges.” Police were called to the club around 1:30a.m. and met a woman who said that Edelman reached under her costume and grabbed at her.
Edelman immediately denied that he had touched the woman, but was taken into custody on the spot. Essentially what exists in the situation is a “he-said, she-said.” Though Edleman may not serve any jail time (unless other witnesses can be found) however the damage to his reputation may be irreparable.
If Edelman is guilty, then he deserves everything that is coming to him… jail, public embarrassment, and a damaged public image… however if these accusations are baseless, Edelman’s name cannot easily be
cleared in terms of the general public. As discussed in class this past week, sometimes a simple accusation is
all it takes to destroy a person…
Hopefully justice will be served... whatever justice means for this case...