Comment: In this story the reporters imply there is something wrong with the way police classify reports of sexual assault that is in some way harmful to the victims. To me that is the fake news element of this story. 

This story is all about how some cases are classified. Unfounded may be a catchall for those cases where there is no possibility of a successful prosecution. This may be beneficial to the victims since it does not identify why the cases are so classified, thereby protecting the victim from scrutiny.

I foresee as a result of this story that the police may redefine unfounded claims as one or more of the following categories;

-insufficient evidence
-inconclusive evidence
-questionable evidence
-victim unwillingness/inability to provide evidence

Will this be better? I doubt it.

Whatever they do the results will likely not lead to any more charges or convictions. For that to happen laws must be changed to make offenders guilty until proven innocent.