Tag Archive for ‘Rape’
30 Years for a Rape He Never Committed
Rape, genuine rape, in which the right perpetrator has been charged, tried and convicted, belongs at the top of society’s most heinous crimes. It’s hardly an accident that judges and juries have a tendency to rush to judgment once they are convinced that the correct person is on trial. The problems arise when the evidence [...]
Ladies Who Lie
The New York Post is never shy about jumping on any high-profile rape or alleged rape story. And the Post is never forgiving about the consequences when the “victim” turns out to be the perpetrator of a crime of a different kind.
Books for the Holidays
There’s a growing library of serious journalism devoted to men and women wrongly convicted by the American justice system. The stories of false rape accusations are attracting readers and some very talented writers. The first book recommended here, Actual Innocence, is a journalistic and legal classic…
Meet the False Rape Society
As a society, we permit the reputations of persons falsely accused of sex crimes to be destroyed by even baseless accusations of a lone accuser; we permit the presumptively innocent, who too often turn out to be falsely accused…
Liar Liar
When a woman later admits to making up a rape story, you begin to wonder why she would go to such lengths to lie about such a heinous crime in the first place. Then it turns out she was attempting to hide an extra-marital affair. Has America become a culture of rape?
Mother of 3 Bogus Rape Claims
GAIL Sherwood, a mother-of-three who falsely claimed to have been raped, has been found guilty of three counts of perverting the course of justice. Sherwood, 52, of Yew Tree Way, Thrupp, twice claimed she had been raped and also accused a man of stalking her. During a six week trial, Bristol Crown Court heard she [...]
Ex-Heroin Addict Stabs Boyfriend and Makes False Rape Claim
AN ex-heroin addict who twice knifed her partner got him arrested and locked up as well after she claimed he had raped her. Mother-of-two Sarah Norquoy stabbed victim Raymond Sutherland in the thigh and below the knee as he sat in a chair, after she had armed herself with a knife from the kitchen of [...]
Woman Charged with Filing False Rape Report – The Tennessean
Woman charged with filing false rape reportThe TennesseanAccording to police, the investigation determined that no rape occurred. Bryant was charged with filing a false report. Her bond was set at $1000. …and more »
Press coverage of false rape charge criticised – GulfNews
The Dubai Attorney General has accused a section of the British media of publishing distorted facts surrounding an alleged incident of rape, which investigations have proved never happened.
When Your Reputation Gets Raped
In fact, the men involved had been recorded repeatedly asking the “victim” if she was “sure” she wanted to do what was about to take place. Her answer? “Yeah, sure. I want to.” Her rape allegations immediately followed.