NZ: Police say runner's rape allegation was false

Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2015-09-25 20:48

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'Police have charged an 18-year-old woman with making a false complaint after she alleged she was accosted and raped this week while running in Napier.

The woman claimed she was attacked on Monday evening along the river stopbank near the Pettigrew Green Arena in Taradale.

The claim prompted a police plea for sightings of men seen acting suspiciously in the area.

The woman will appear in the Hastings District Court next week and police said she had been referred to mental health service providers.

Police said she was charged after an "extensive investigation" into her allegations.

She has also been charged with theft, which police said was an unrelated event.
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"This sort of activity is very frustrating, but police have to take every complaint seriously and we will investigate any allegations, especially ones like this of a serious sexual nature," he said.'

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