It's a he said, she said. How can you clear your name if the accusations turn out to be false? Would pressing charges of making a false statement prevent other victims from coming forward?
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11978747/new-orleans-pelicans-sign-dante-cunningham
Dante Cunningham's basketball exile is over.
The New Orleans Pelicans signed Cunningham to give them some much-needed depth at forward and said he would be available Thursday night on the road against Golden State.
Cunningham was charged in April with felony domestic assault after his girlfriend at the time accused him of choking her and slamming her head against a wall. She also accused him of sending her threatening messages. The charge was dropped in August after an investigation uncovered inconsistencies in her story.
Cunningham urged authorities to pursue charges against Miryah Herron for making false allegations, but Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman told the AP in October that he was reluctant to do so in part because of the message it could send to victims of domestic violence.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11978747/new-orleans-pelicans-sign-dante-cunningham