Lemmy Lemmy:
If there isn't a lawsuit, then Ford is guilty because that's the only reason he wouldn't take it to court. I suspect it'll never see a courtroom and if that's the case, I'm right and you're wrong.
That is not necessarily true.
Ford could earn a lot of brownie points with Joe Public if he states (publicly)that the allegations are false, they have no hard evidence, but that he will not be taking it to the courts as this is just part of life as a politician (in regards to the media mill). If he tops that off with a good old public "let's mend fences" statement to The Star (and any other media outlets that ran this fervently), he could be mayor for a long, long time.
I, personally, think that he was just handed some gold PR material...if there is no actual hard evidence, of course
Edit to add:
If the allegations are actually true, he could do the same by publicly admitting the problem and getting treatment. Worked for King Ralph, and I don't think he even had success with treatment.
A polygraph would be even better.
CKA Uber 
