UK: Woman who made false rape claim caught after victim recorded sex encounter

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'A CARE worker was caught falsely accusing a man of rape because he recorded their sexual encounter.

But Pauline Muir’s lies still led to the man being arrested and held in custody for more than two hours. He was on bail for seven weeks and said later: “She could have ruined my life.”

Single mother Muir even contacted the man’s 16-year-old son via Facebook to tell him of the allegation, Derby Crown Court heard.

She was jailed for 14 months after admitting perverting the course of justice by making an allegation of rape on September 1.

Judge Hilary Watson told her: “This is a serious perversion of the course of justice. It was a pre-planned, pre-meditated and wicked allegation to make.

“The audio on the recording shows it was entirely consensual and enjoyed by both parties.

“It is unacceptable to say you were emotionally confused at the time,” the judge told Muir, 43, of Maple Avenue, Littleover.'