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I believe the problem is that we can't just give a pass because someone isn't convicted in a court of law. There is almost no chance someone with no power accusing someone with money, power, prestige, and privilege can get a fair shake. Even if they reported it immediately, the chances of conviction are chancy at best. If they report it later, forget it. It's not fair.
People in power do not play by the same rules, and those taking advantage of people with less power in a sexual way, to my way of thinking, are the scum of the earth. Did Gaiman do something illegal? I don't care, he took advantage of those he could, and that cuts his legs out from under him and I can't ignore that when approaching his books.
I'm not telling others how to feel or act, but I don't think a lack of conviction in a court of law should be the litmus and exonerate the artist or the art.
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