Accusations of sexual misconduct were not levelled against Sir Clement Freud until after his death. Consequently no criminal charges were brought against him and he never faced trial.
Being dead he was never given the opportunity to defend himself against these allegations. Unlike the other celebrity Algarve property owner Sir Cliff Richard who was also accused of sexual impropriety; being alive Sir Cliff would have been in the situation to be able to defend his good name should he have been charged and brought to trial.
Which he would have been unable to do had the accusation been made post mortem.
That did not happen because despite a wide ranging two year investigation no criminal charges could be brought against him ...
Snip""After careful consideration of the evidence provided to them, the CPS has concluded that no further action should be taken against the man due to there being insufficient evidence to prosecute."
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Sir Cliff made a statement which has relevance to the situation Madeleine McCann's parents are in despite there being no evidence against them ...
Snip""I know the truth and in some people's eyes the CPS' announcement today doesn't go far enough because it doesn't expressly state that I am innocent; which of course I am. There lies the problem.
"My reputation will not be fully vindicated because the CPS' policy is to only say something general about there being 'insufficient' evidence.
"How can there be evidence for something that never took place!"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/16/sir-cliff-richard-cleared-of-sex-assault-claims-after-prosecutor/