Australian Attorney Guilty of Making False Rape Accusations

It's always upsetting when someone makes a false accusation of rape, but it's really disturbing when attorneys are caught doing so. This was the case with a young Australian lawyer, whose name is not being released, who pleaded guilty to making six false reports to the police, which included two occasions of her impersonating a child making a rape accusation against a man. "The woman...claimed that a mental condition triggered by memories of sexual abuse as a child had caused her to make the false reports." Fortunately, the Victorian Supreme Court ruled that her law certification should be revoked. The story can be read here.
Source: The Mercury [Australian newspaper]

Title: Fake rape claims end career

Author: Unknown

Date: February 19, 2002

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