Bringing up "evidence matters" right off the top is the quickest way to drum up followers to come out on your behalf in order to tell everyone that a woman's account doesn't count as evidence. It's a bad practice and a bad look.
Eh...not a bad response, definitely sounds like he's a bit awkward in one on one situations but I don't see that as evidence that he did anything heinous. Still, I'm curious if there will be any more incidents that come out.