# So, Greg Kelly (son of police commissioner Raymond Kelly) is accused of RAPE. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 26, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-greg-kelly-son-of-police-commissioner-raymond-kelly-is-accused-of-rape/610740 "2012-01-26T15:58:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RogerDalien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@RogerDalien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogerDalien)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-greg-kelly-son-of-police-commissioner-raymond-kelly-is-accused-of-rape/610740/1 "2012-01-26T15:58:50Z")
> **[NYPD Commissioner's Son Accused Of Rape](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/greg-kelly-rape-accusation_n_1233028?ref=new-york)** > > NYPD Commissioner's Son Accused Of Rape Some people will always believe accusers, others will withhold early judgment. Me? He deserves the benefit of the doubt. Rape accusations are cheap and easy to make: You get remain behind the veil of anonymity. Greg Kelly? He’s been branded. It won’t go away, no matter what. He’s been ACCUSED. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-greg-kelly-son-of-police-commissioner-raymond-kelly-is-accused-of-rape/610740/2 "2012-01-26T19:00:04Z")
At this point there is almost no specific information so it is hard to form an opinion. And also you not only called it rape, you called it RAPE. Anything I have read has used the term sexual assault. In legal terms the words sexual assault can encompass many charges lesser than what most would consider rape (not that any of those things are good). So the public does not even know what he is actually accused of doing. Definitely too early to tell. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-greg-kelly-son-of-police-commissioner-raymond-kelly-is-accused-of-rape/610740/3 "2012-01-26T21:53:58Z")
This isn’t news yet. Until there’s a conviction (in which case he’s guilty of sexual assault) or they find her guilty of false reporting. Saying he deserves the benefit of the doubt is pointless, really. Neither of them deserves anything yet. Well, she deserves counseling (whether she’s lying or telling the truth). But nothing other than that. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-greg-kelly-son-of-police-commissioner-raymond-kelly-is-accused-of-rape/610740/4 "2012-01-26T23:19:26Z")
_The pair remained in contact by phone and text message after the incident._ and _When the accuser’s boyfriend learned about the encounter_ Really odd.