Woman given probation for false rape and abduction charges

Submitted by anthony on Tue, 2012-05-08 12:31

Story here. Excerpt:

'ELYRIA — A Sheffield Township woman was sentenced to three years of probation for trying to frame a man for rape and abduction.

Gabrielle Bracken pleaded guilty in March to tampering with records, forgery and falsification in March.

Bracken and her husband, James Bracken, on Sept. 24, 2010, lured Joseph Melendez, 35, of Cleveland, to their Fleming Avenue home in Sheffield Township, according to the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office.

The Brackens initially claimed Melendez put a knife to Gabrielle Bracken and tried to rape her. Melendez was charged with rape, but the charges were dropped after Melendez passed a polygraph test and investigators spoke with a witness.'

Like0 Dislike0