Cleveland man awarded $1.5 million after false rape charge

Submitted by anthony on Wed, 2011-10-19 22:33

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'ELYRIA — A Cleveland man was awarded $1.5 million in damages yesterday against a Sheffield Township couple who falsely accused him of rape.

Joseph Melendez was arrested by Lorain County sheriff deputies on Sept. 24, 2010, after a Fleming Avenue woman said he put a knife to her throat and tried to rape her and was chased and threatened by her husband.

However, Melendez passed a polygraph test and an independent witness said Melendez was set up, according to his attorney Larry Zuckerman.

Melendez sued James and Gabrielle Bracken in November 2010. Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Christopher Rothgery decided in his favor.
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The couple was charged with making false statements to police and filing false police reports.'

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