It turned out that the 25 year old daughter was making inconsistent statements and was mentally disturbed. This information was brought forward by the defense together with 40 affidavits from people who challenged the daughter's accusations. The judge stated that the prosecutor destroyed the life of a man on very little evidence. Often they also believe the allegations, as this is the easy and fashionable belief system today. Of course, this Freudian theory of repression does not rule out the usual process of forgetting.
All memories are subject to assaults of distortion and fading.
Since recent research has shown that not all sexual molest is experienced as traumatic, such memories would not be subject to the above argument of the apparently indelible imprinting of traumas. Yet we know that dramatic and apparently sincere testimony in the courtroom can override scepticism especially if the descriptions are gruesome. Students of human behavior can always be bemused by the strange ways of our species, and especially in the courtroom, and untutored jurors even more so. However, this is the arena in which Justice is to be served exclusively, and as with other crimes, corroborative evidence is essential to the credibility of the single accusatory voice in court. I wish I could know all the facts, but I love to speculate too.