Status guide
- Allegation
- A claim made by a person or publication. Not a finding by any authority.
- Under investigation
- An authority has confirmed an investigation. No charge has been brought.
- Charged
- Formal charges filed. The person is presumed innocent unless convicted.
- Convicted
- A court has found the person guilty. Appeals are recorded separately.
- Acquitted
- A court has found the person not guilty.
- Civil judgment
- A court has decided a civil claim. This is not a criminal finding.
- Settled
- The parties reached a settlement. A settlement is not an admission unless its terms say so.
- On appeal
- A decision is being challenged in a higher court.
- Closed
- The matter has ended through withdrawal, dismissal or closure by the authority.