I don't know if it's possible to know the whole truth about this situation. Rape (if true) is certainly awful, but extortion (if true) is also bad. As someone else suggested, maybe they're both slimeballs.
And maybe I'm just a total Patriots homer, but it strikes me as odd that this came out right after Brown signed with the Pats, thus creating more Pats drama—not right before he signed with the Pats, not while he was still a Raider and creating a circus there, but a mere three days after he signed with New England. The Patriots hate is strong with many people outside New England, and the timing of this just seems too perfect for them.