He Was Accused Of Rape But Acquitted. Then He Committed Suicide, Fearing ‘Rapist’ Label Would Stick

Grant Townsend, 26, was known around town in Starella Grove, west Hull in England, as a “loveable rogue who always wore a smile,” yet beneath that smile was a troubled mind.

Townsend had suffered from mental health issues for much of his life, but those troubles were exacerbated in 2017 when he was falsely accused of rape. He was eventually acquitted, but his mother, Keely Gillbey, told investigators that he worried “the title of rapist would never go away.”