What Does the Bible Teach About Unwitnessed Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse?

Biblical JusticeOn Twitter/X and other social media sites, some people are arguing that the Bible teaches that sexual assault/sexual abuse can only be substantiated if there are two or more witnesses. They use passages like Deuteronomy 17:6 to support this contention.“At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death” (Deuteronomy 17:6). (See also, Numbers 35:30; Deuteronomy 19:15; Mat