Other than Twitter rage, he didn’t introduce any legal jeopardy. Statute of limitations for this type of assault in Maryland in one year.
Although I don’t think anyone’s going to bother, technically, I’m not sure that’s true: If charged as a felony (and attempted rape would be a felony):
From the website LegalMatch:
Criminal Cases for Sexual Abuse
Criminal cases are filed by the State of Maryland on behalf of a victim. In order to file criminal charges, you must notify law enforcement of the sexual abuse. The authorities will investigate your claims and a prosecutor may file charges against your abuser. If a suspect is found guilty of criminal conduct, he or she may be sentenced to significant jail time and sex offender registration.
In Maryland, the criminal statute of limitations varies depending on the severity of the offense. The criminal statutes of limitations include:
Felony sexual offenses: no statute of limitations, and
Misdemeanor offenses: one year from the event.
If you need help determining the correct statute of limitations in your case, contact law enforcement immediately.
I must disagree. He more or less said, "Actually, Ford might think this other guy is the sexual predator. Here's why she might think this other guy is the sexual predator." It doesn't matter how much legal CYA you add to that, this other guy woke up this morning to his own brand-new twitter rage mob.