Greetings. A brief intro to the situation...
My significant other is in the end stages of a divorce. It has been difficult for him. His ex has said some pretty awful things about him, made lots of false accusations, etc. The relationship between he and her family has always been strained. He has been living with me, out of their jurisdiction, for almost a year now.
His ex's younger brother (17 yrs old now) has come out now and stated that he was molested by him between ages 11-13. The mom is pushing this case with the prosecutor, implicating both the ex and my boyfriend (my boyfriend for the misconduct, his ex for 'child endangerment'. The conduct alleged here absolutely never happened. Even his ex (with whom he has been on rocky terms) is defending him, stating such things never took place.
During those years, they rarely spent time his ex's brother. They hardly ever saw him. Other friends/family left their own children in my boyfriend/ex's care, all of whom have come out in their support, stating nothing ever happened to their children in the care of my boyfriend/the ex. There is, of course, no physical evidence, no witnesses to corroborate the boy's story, and no one else coming forward with similar allegations, as these things never happened. There is no evidence of any child porn, inappropriate literature/pictures, etc here in our home.
The mother, who is leading the charge, apparently has a history with these allegations, alleging something similar against the ex's sister for performing lewd acts on a sibling. That family also, on the whole, has a season pass to the courthouse/prosecutor's office - the mom filed harassment/menacing charges against her own daughter last year. There are also allegations that the mother is trying to extort money from her daughter/the ex, using this situation as the catalyst.
Literally - all they have is the word of a boy and his mother which cannot be corroberated.
My boyfriend's divorce attorney has offered his support if it is needed, but honestly - 6 years have passed since the time period in which these things supposedly happened, there are no witnesses, no physical proof, no other 'victims' coming forward (in fact, quite the opposite), the family alleging these things is completely dysfunctional and always in court for something, and my boyfriend would have to be extradited from another part of the state.
Could this really end up going to trial? Could an innocent man really go to jail on the word of one person and nothing else?

