Judge drops rape charges against William McCaffrey after accuser admits to perjury

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2009-12-11 06:07

Story here. Excerpt:

'A deeply apologetic judge officially dropped all charges Thursday against an innocent man he sent to prison for rape.

"I want to convey to you my personal regret in having participated, though unknowingly, in the injustice committed to you," Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Richard Carruthers told William McCaffrey, calling the wrong conviction "a catastrophe both for [McCaffrey] and for the criminal justice system."

McCaffrey's accuser, Biurny Peguero, 27, took back her damning rape allegations in August and confessed to perjury.

"Given the startling turn of events, I now recant what I said about you when I sentenced you for 20 years in prison for a rape we now know you did not commit," said the judge, who had called the alleged assault "horrific" and "disgusting" when he sent McCaffrey upstate in October 2006.'

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Ed. note: Some background on this case here.

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This judge and others should understand that a false allegation of rape IS RAPE! A violent and sadistic rape did occur and Mr. William McCaffrey was the victim.

Apologies are a start but a more practical expression of the state's liability to Mr. William McCaffrey in the form of significant monetary compensation would be in order. And of course the female rapist in this drama should get the maximum allowed under a perjury conviction. Her getting sentenced to 20 plus years as Mr. William McCaffrey was would be more than appropriate.

Again, a false allegation of rape is a rape. This is not rocket science!

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Submitted by Luek on Fri, 2009-12-11 18:08

they shielded her name.

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Submitted by Hunchback on Fri, 2009-12-11 18:48