If there is a child, that child is just about grown now and to me that still wouldn't justify it.
that was my thought exactly. Old enough to ask awkward questions, and to get genetic tests done, in an effort to find out the answers for himself. The guy might even be family, mightn't he?
That's one way of explaining why it might suddenly blow up at this point in time. It's not hard to imagine outraged family pushing the girl into pressing charges; and refusing to believe that she's innocent otherwise; or various similar scenarios.
Maybe she would be the one in the dock, otherwise? As some people have pointed out alread, she does appear to be more culpable than he is (if either are culpable) since she was the elder of the two. Maybe people on his side have made accusations against her, since the truth came out (however it came out) and counter-accusation was her only realistic defence.
That's just speculation , but still, i find that story a whole lot more credible than that anyone suddenly make an admission that refects so badly on herself, just to be nasty to the other party involved. There's got to be more to it that that.
I entirely agree with the general sentiments expressed in this thread, but only as generalities. This is an individual case , and we simply don't have enough info to judge that girl, nor anybody else. Not near enough info.