Innocent until proven guilty, you commulib.
Yup, this applies to the legal system and those who are accused of committing a crime(s). 'Innocent until proven guilty' is not applicable to merely suspecting someone of something. People are arrested every day - probably every hour on suspicion of... whatever.
FYI, I am not part of the legal system. I can suspect and say Trump is in cahoots with Putin all I want, and it does not mean a hill of beans in terms of the law, his innocence or guilt.
Also, suspecting folks of something then saying it and writing about it is not slander or defamation of character. If it were, half or more of the folks on Getbig would get sued for their slanderous posts on Getbig.