It's normal for people to talk, to judge... I don't blame whoever is in shock or whoever claims to have "lost respect". That's just what people do, they gossip and the comment without even having a real notion of what is truly happening.
No, I am not in favor of abuse, no one is. Defending an innocent person is not appeasing or protecting, it's purely JUSTICE.
Unfortunetly it is just that easy for someone to take advantage of a situation to put herself in a better position. To be honest, I pity you who did this, I pity whoever had to make up this whole story to make your life any better.
You just don't have the right play with someone's life like this, or at least not my brother's.
It's too bad the worst things always happens to the best people. If only they knew how beautiful your heart is, how pure is your soul... To contigo, sempre!