Twitter users jump the gun again as they assume Cliff Richard's guilt following sex assault allegation raid
Twitter users have failed to heed previous lessons in declaring the guilt of a celebrity under criminal investigation, with Sir Cliff Richard the latest focus of attention through the microblogging platform after his home was searched by police in connection to an alleged historic sexual offence.
The allegation against the popstar, which he branded “completely false”, came from an attendee of a 1985 religious event hosted by American evangelist preacher Billy Graham in Sheffield.
Arriving without warning, police searched Richard’s Berkshire home for evidence of his alleged relationship with a boy under 16 years old.
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Source: The Drum
