How the fuck is there a statute of limitations for rape in New York?

[Shell B]

My fear is two fold. If this culture of perpetual victim hood is allowed to deem someone a rapist without due process, then one given the right media hype we could have riots and worse loss of the idea that the citizenship is to be considered innocent until proven guilty. Take rape out of the equation and plug in something like murder. Then lets say I or the government accuses you of murder. In a society where one is guilt until proven innocent You will be remanded and detained as if you are a murder despite any innocence or guilt.

You're almost at the point of making a well-reasoned argument here. I disagree with the slippery slope from victimhood to violations of the Constitution, but I do very much agree that even rapists are to be considered innocent *by law* until proven guilty in a court of law. That said, being found innocent in court or not being tried is not the same thing as being innocent. I'll not go through that piece by piece, though. I don't want to distract from you sourcing your definition of rape.