Legal Question in Personal Injury in California
libel: false accusations
If a person was falsely accused of a crime of moral turpitude, and the accusation was widely published and caused tangible harm to the victim of the libel, would the victim have a decent libel case? Note that the libeler cannot prove that the crime was committed, but the victim cannot prove that the crime was not committed. A police officer submitted a recommendation to the DA regarding the crime, based on false witness, but charges were not pressed.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: libel: false accusations
There is no way to answer your question without knowing exactly what the accusation was or how it was made. If it was made only in a report to the police, then the subject of the report would not have a viable libel case at all. Police reports are privileged and cannot be libelous.
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