Michael McDowell (Independent)
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I agree that reversing the onus of proof to the extent that one must establish beyond doubt or on the balance of probability that one is not a child abuser is more than I was intending to say. What I am really saying is that it should be compulsory to get into the box and be cross examined because there are things that can be established by cross examination that one will never establish by one's own witnesses and the jury has a right to see cross-examination before it comes to a view as to whether someone is telling the truth or not.