University releases statement on falsely reported assault
Story here. Excerpt:
'An aggravated assault of a woman on campus has been determined to be false according to a university statement released today.
The female student reported the incident Wednesday and in follow up interviews with police, she said that she had not been on campus that day and the confrontation did not occur, according to the statement.
Capt. Mike McCord said police are currently investigating the information they have gathered.
According to the Texas Penal Code, making a false report is a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to a $2,000 fine, confinement in jail for up to 180 days, or both.
The Shorthorn attempted to contact the female student, but received no response.
The aggravated assault was reported Wednesday after she made a Facebook post describing an encounter with a man. She reported the man followed her to a UTA parking lot and threatened her while pointing a gun at her.'
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Cameras are everywhere
Really, people ought to know by now. If you make up a story about something happening to you in public at a given time and place, be sure it isn't under surveillance by camera recording everything happening. It's easy enough to review the footage and call your BS.