Being accused of a crime is just about as bad as being convicted from a publicity point of view. Arrest records, charges, mugshots, etc are made public and then spread by news media, blogs, and even extortion sites. An arrest alone (even with no charge or conviction) shows up on a background check. And then, when they decide you're innocent, nothing new is published and none of the old things are redacted, so you remain guilty in the eyes of the public. You will always look like a guilty criminal in Google search results. It's insane how it works.