False rape reports make victims ‘more silenced, more reluctant’

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'It’s estimated that only 2 percent to 10 percent of rape reports are false allegations or are recanted, but they can cause “collateral damage,” according to law enforcement and sexual assault experts.

Butler County Prosecutor Michael Gmoser said his office takes all false reports — not just rape cases — seriously. But false rape reports create “a disservice to the legitimate claims,” he said.
“If a woman hears about a false report, another woman who was raped may ask, ‘Will they think the same thing about me?’ ” Gmoser said.
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Jane Conn, executive director of Abuse and Rape Crisis Center of Warren County said when a false report is filed, it taints the credibility of future victims.'