The cover up typically turns out worse than the crime.
This isn't a case of some young immature guy, mooning someone in a locker room. Or say, out at a bar or a party, etc., where they had a few too many and got sloppy with a girl. We have all seen something along those lines and could be more forgiving but this is a different situation that people shouldn't be too quick to dismiss.
Star player, privileged, who has the power to 'get away' with things that others can't.
The victim of the sexual assault had been unfairly labeled a lesbian and was the subject of ridicule by coaches and people within the football program had been harassed verbally up to the point she was physically assaulted.
Star player crosses the line by sexually assaulting the female trainer then he fabricated a story to cover up his crime. His lie was exposed by the player in his story he used to cover-up his crime since that player denied the false story. That player was punished for telling the truth.
The female has been accosted by fans of the team and Peyton Manning. He story has been dismissed every time this story comes up.
Meanwhile, Rectum-Boi makes hundreds of millions of dollars and the fans of whatever team that he plays with denies any possible negative aspect of the story by trying to say, it is old news, or you must be a Patriots fan because my guy could never do anything wrong.
Peyton wasn't out drinking with his buds, he didn't only drop trou and moon somebody, He committed a sexual assault and I'm glad he will never live it down because he's never owned up to it.