Guilt by Accusation: The Challenge of Proving Innocence in the Age of #MeToo

Alan Dershowitz

Nov 2019 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

A Wall Street Journal bestseller! Alan Dershowitz, one of America’s most respected legal scholars and a New York Times bestselling author proves—with incontrovertible evidence—that he is entirely innocent of the sexual misconduct accusations against him, while suggesting a roadmap for how such allegations should be handled in a just society.  

“Maybe the question isn’t what happened to Alan Dershowitz. Maybe it’s what happened to everyone else.”—Politico

Alan Dershowitz has been called “one of the most prominent and consistent defenders of civil liberties in America” by Politico and “the nation’s most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its most distinguished defenders of individual rights” by Newsweek. Yet he has come under intense criticism for applying those same principles, and his famed “shoe‑on‑the‑other‑foot test,” to those accused of sexual misconduct.

In Guilt by Accusation, Dershowitz provides an in‑depth analysis of the false accusations against him, alongside a full presentation of the exculpatory evidence that proves his account, including emails from his accuser and an admission of his innocence from her lawyer, David Boies. Additionally, he examines current attitudes toward accusations of sexual misconduct, which are today, in the age of #MeToo, accepted as implicit truth without giving the accused a fair chance to defend themselves and their innocence, and suggests possible pathways back to a society and legal system in which due process is respected above public opinion and the whims of social media mobs.

This book is Alan Dershowitz’s plea for fairness for both accuser and accused, his principled stand for due process no matter the allegation, and his compelling assertion of his own innocence. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to know the inside story behind the accusations against him or who cares about the current societal debate over how we should handle accusations of sexual misconduct.

The #MeToo movement has generally been a force for good, but as with many good movements, it is being exploited by some bad people for personal profit. Supporters of the #MeToo movement must not allow false accusers to hurt real victims by hiding behind its virtuous shield, turning it into an exploitive sword against innocent people.

Ratings and reviews

Alan Dershowitz has advised Presidents and Prime Ministers and has represented many prominent men and women, half of them pro bono. He is a renowned Constitutional Professor, He was the youngest full professor in Harvard Law School history. Alan Dershowitz is one of the most celebrated lawyers in America, and this book is an eye opener to what the "ME TOO" movement has done to America and American Men in General. If they can do this to Him, then what chance does the average person have!

l have long believed that being wrongly accused of something would be a horrific experience. this "documentary" solidifies my belief. I also gained some insight into why defense attorney's do what they do. I consider this an exceptional read, well worth your time.

It's ashamed that Profesor Alan Dershowitz & his family are being accused of being President Trump's puppet & a traitor to our Country, the D Party, & everything the HATERS can come up with in order to throw @the wall & see if it sticks. This is the reason that inspired the Profesor to write this book. & What a book it is! I learned soooooo much, that it has to be the best book of the 18 book's, that I purchased from January of 2019, to February of 2020.

About the author

Alan Dershowitz is one of the most celebrated lawyers in America. He was the youngest full professor in Harvard Law School history, where he is now the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus. The author of numerous bestselling books, from Chutzpah to The Case Against Impeaching Trump to The Best Defense to Reversal of Fortune (which was made into an Academy Award–winning film) to Defending Israel, Dershowitz has advised presidents and prime ministers and has represented many prominent men and women, half of them pro bono.