False accusations of sexual crimes do happen. It's a dirty secret. Anger and revenge are often two drivers to badly harm an unsuspecting person and do great damage on multiple fronts. That's the intent. Rarely do people overcome the punishments. Sometimes, they sort of do.

People don’t always think ahead about the possible risks and sharp consequences of behavior they know to be wrong yet feel compelled to do anyway because they are not controlling emotional self-serving impulses.

Ego also can play a role in this judgment deficiency.

Sometimes what seems like a good idea in the moment ends up being a self-destructive move soon thereafter.

False media reports can be extremely damaging to reputation and change the public narrative for the negative, and the long term.

Whether the facts and truth ever get revealed is a difficult adventure and escape. It’s important to realize this is more possible than individuals and organizations imagine. Here’s a brief article that talks about it.