Teen to be charged with making false rape report, state police say

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'State police said Wednesday that they intend to charge a Washington County teenager with making false accusations of sexual assault.

The head of the Specialized Victim Investigation and Prosecution Unit in the district attorney's office, however, said she doesn't want such an unusual case to dissuade rape victims from reporting crimes.

“We don't have people making false reports all the time,” said Deputy District Attorney Traci McDonald Kemp. “It's absolutely a rare thing.”

Capping a three-week investigation, troopers at the Washington barracks said they soon will charge a 17-year-old Avella girl with providing unsworn falsification to authorities and making false reports to law enforcement. The girl has not been identified.'