The power of bureaucracy, no? I'm pretty sure he had the evidence, but apparently from the reddit posting, the lawyer didn't get a real chance to talk, let alone really present anything to refute the claims. Maybe I read the post wrong. Even so, he can still go to the appelate and file something on her. If he does a little work before they appear before the court for the appeal. But, I do agree, a lot of judges have to be cautious because the last thing one would want to have on their resume to move up in the political world is them signing off on something, then that person does something horrible in turn. I would honestly use the time between the cases to start gathering heavier information. Worst case, the judge dismisses it as circumstantial, best case, the judge sees that the woman is clearly unstable and is using the legal system to twist some arms(people do it everyday, but there it is) and reverses the previous judges decision, thereby nullifying it. I don't know, this all reeks of some serious repercussions for the guy. I honestly think she will never be held accountable for her actions.