If there ' s a punishment for losing a criminal court case , then why would an already scared victim come forward ? There ' s a difference between losing and not winning . That idea of someone being raped , having the courage to make a stand , losing the case and going to jail is absurd . I have yet to hear of a woman who lost a case because her rape accusation was dismissed as false , and got convicted for this course of action , only to ultimately be exonerated after all . It ' s an unacceptable miscarriage of justice , and it ' s a good thing it ' s only hypothetical . Funny how a wrongful conviction of a guy who was falsely accused of rape doesn ' t factor into your assessment . Because you seem to be awfully comfortable with the fact that there ' s little deterrent against making false rape accusations .