Woman Who Made False Rape Charge Is Guilty of Perjury

Submitted by anthony on Tue, 2009-12-15 03:04

Story here. Excerpt:

'A woman who in 2005 falsely accused a man of rape, leading to his wrongful conviction and imprisonment, pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of perjury.

The woman, Biurny Gonzalez, 27, acknowledged in State Supreme Court in Manhattan that she had falsely testified under oath before a grand jury and during a trial when she asserted that the man, William McCaffrey, had sexually assaulted her.

Mr. McCaffrey, 32, an interior contractor, was convicted of rape in 2006 and began serving a 20-year sentence. But this past spring, Ms. Gonzalez recanted, first confessing to a priest that she had lied, then telling prosecutors.
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A religious reawakening prompted Ms. Gonzalez to admit her misdeeds to a priest at St. Anthony’s parish in Union City, her lawyer, Paul F. Callan, said.

“It was very wrong what she did in the first place,” he said. “But in the end she found her way to do the right thing, the courageous thing, the just thing.”'

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... at least in this case, if she hadn't gotten it (and a conscience to boot), that man'd still be in jail.

I wonder on what actual forensic evidence he was convicted? None. It took her confession and a DNA test both to get him out of jail. But what got him into jail? "Testimony from a Pretty Face", or "TPF" as I will now call it. That is sufficient.

"Isn't that a brave woman!" people will say. The picture is of her. The story is about her. The focus is on her.

Sorry, what was the name of the man she victimized again? McCaffrey was it?

What does he look like? Was he married? Who in his life was destroyed by her? Was his?

Who cares.

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Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2009-12-15 04:45