Assumption: "Admitting what happened, once I am confronted with clear evidence, counts the same as being honest from the start."

Court Reality

Courts notice the difference between someone who is open from the outset and someone who denies wrongdoing until confronted with evidence they cannot get around, such as a recording or an independent account. A late admission can still be accepted, but the court may question how genuine the underlying insight really is, particularly where a person continues to minimise the impact of their behaviour even after admitting it happened.

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