Its literally astonishing that you can make such assertions against the man so confidently without knowing anything about it. You didn't hear or see the evidence. You saw a tiny fraction of it, without any context for it, and without it being tested. Evidence is useless till tested in court, under the fire of cross-examination. People lie, people mistake things, people say things they later regret and take back without it ever having been true...
MU statement
"Based on the evidence available to us, we have concluded that the material posted online
did not provide a full picture and that
Mason did not commit the offences in respect of which he was originally charged."
Richard Arnolds letter
"While we were unable to access certain evidence for reasons we respect, the evidence we did collate led us to conclude that Mason did not commit the acts he was charged with. I am restricted as to what I can say for legal reasons, including the
alleged victim's ongoing right to anonymity, but I am able to share the following with you which should give you some insight into the complexity of this case.
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The alleged victim requested the police to drop their investigation in April 2022.
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We were provided with alternative explanations for the audio recording, which was a short excerpt from a much longer recording, and for the images posted online.
• The alleged victim's family participated in the process and were given the opportunity to review and correct our factual findings."
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While I am satisfied that Mason did not commit the acts he was charged with, Mason’s accepted that he has made mistakes which he takes responsibility for."
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I second your view Ricardo de la Vega!
Some of the comments on this board, and many other social media platforms, is in some cases astonishing. I don't want to defend or accuse anyone involved in this saga but the outcome is horrible.
I feel deeply for the girlfriend! Whatever the truth was her life is forever tarnished.
I feel deeply for the baby!
I have sympathy for Mason. Guilty or not but to be hounded by a blood thirsty mob on social media is in my mind similar to the witch hunts who happened 400 years ago.
The sadest part is that I'm disapointed being a United supporter. Our club is a mess.
Is anybody satisfied with today's outcome?