Police Chief Cleared of Sexual Assault Accusation

In another story of a false accusation, a Michigan police chief, Ronald Deziel, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman working in a hair salon. There were inconsistencies in the woman's story and also no DNA evidence was found where it was expected in the woman's clothing fibers. The case has been very high-profile and damaging to Deziel's reputation. "County prosecutors are now considering whether to charge the Taylor woman with making false statements to police and the filing of a false police report, which is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail." I guess when the consequences of making a false accusation are so insignificant, it's questionable whether to even bother pressing charges! Click here for the Detroit News story. Source: The Detroit News [newspaper]



Title: Deziel won't face sex charges - Police now consider whether woman made false accusations



Author: David Shepardson and Craig Garrett



Date: March 8, 2001

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