University student charged with making false rape report

Story here. Excerpt:

'A 19-year-old Massachusetts woman who claimed Friday that she was raped by Lehigh University police officers was charged today with making a false report to police, Pennsylvania State Police at Bethlehem report.

Brielynn Neumann Shrewsbury, Mass., faces arraignment in front of South Bethlehem District Judge Nancy Matos Gonzalez.

Neumann was being held by police Friday as part of an unrelated investigation when she allegedly told Bethlehem police that Lehigh officers had raped her, state police report. She later changed her story, saying an undercover Lehigh University police officer sexually assaulted her, police said. She was identified at the time as a Lehigh student.
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It is the second alleged false sexual assault claim this summer on an area college campus.'

In case you were wondering, Lehigh University's take on sexual assault from their website is here. Excerpt:.

'Myth : Sexual assault usually occurs when a stranger attacks a woman in an isolated area like a parking garage or dark alley.

Fact : 85% of sexual assaults occur between people who know each other (Warsaw, 1994). Rapists can be strangers, but most often they are people the victims know and trust. They can be husbands, boyfriends, relatives, and other individuals in that person's life.

Myth: Women often lie about being raped because they regret having sex the night before, or they want to get back at the guy for something.

Fact: The FBI reports that only about 8% of reported sexual assaults are deemed "unfounded."(Uniform Crime Reports, 1996) This is about the same rate as every other violent crime. The fact is that very few women maliciously lie about being sexually assaulted for personal gain.'