Another footballer gets cleared of r*pe, but what do quotation marks mean?

Context: Some foid accused footballer Jack Diamond of raping her. A jury of 9 women and 3 men took less than 15 minutes to clear him

Round 1

Before the verdict, the BBC put out a headline quoting the defence, upsetting Team #MeToo:

Why is the headline framing it as if this is a fact rather than simply the wording of his lawyer?

The use of quotation marks signifies that part of the headline is a quote, and not the news outlet's editorial opinion.

Why only choose the quote that automatically makes people believe he's innocent?

They don't only pick quotes that make him look innocent.

Case in point: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wear-67861047.amp

Round 2

Once the verdict was in, /r/soccer was very keen to discuss it. Team #MenToo quickly proved themselves illiterate as well, pointing to that other article the BBC put out last week.

More the headline of the prosecution arguments that I was referring to. Made it appear he had been found guilty.

Who were they quoting though? They might be quoting the judge for all we know.

Read the article and find out

We're talking about the impression given by a headline that was deliberately curated to give off such an impression.

I shouldn't have to read the article to find out that the impression the headline gives is false; that should be reflected in the chosen headline.