If she felt unimportant, you showed her that she was important to you. If she felt accused, you reassured her. If she felt guilty, you helped her feel better.
You can use the accused to refer to a person or a group of people charged with a crime or on trial for it. The accused is alleged to be a member of a right-wing gang = defendant. the accused the person or group of people who have been officially accused of a crime or offence in a court of law