A couple of points- I don’t think this is a conflict that cannot be resolved. I think in the context of sex assault and DV advocacy, you should believe the people for whom you’re advocating. But this position of taking an allegation as completely true should not translate into the courtroom- an accuser’s testimony…

To say that raising questions about the witness’ credibility is an ugly tactic is basically stating that you either 1) do not understand how an adversarial court process works or 2) you do understand how it works and don’t care about trivial things like the presumption of innocence.

“These aren’t uncommon reactions for people who have suffered violence at the hands of sexual or romantic partners (and attacking a sexual assault victim’s credibility is a defense tactic as common as it is ugly).”