UK: Woman made false rape claim

Submitted by anthony on Wed, 2009-07-08 16:08

Story here. Excerpt:

'A woman who cried rape after a night of kinky sex with an ex-boyfriend was convicted of trying to pervert the course of justice.

During the sex session Tracy Knowles had been tied to a four poster bed by Alex Warren.

Mr Warren told the court she consented to everything – but the next day Knowles complained to her current boyfriend, another friend and her parents that she had been raped.

Her father, a Ministry of Defence policeman in Bristol, then called police and Mr Warren was arrested and spent 22 hours in custody.

At the end of a three-day trial the jury convicted Knowles by a majority of 11 to 1 of making a false allegation of rape with intent to pervert the course of justice between June 15-18 last year.

Judge Martin Picton told Knowles it was a very serious offence made worse for her by fighting the case.'

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