Woman fined for false rape claim
A 41-year-old woman who claimed she was raped in a carpark in Mandurah more than six months ago pleaded guilty in the Mandurah Magistrates Court on Monday to creating a false belief.
Sharon Theresa Moon told police she had been sexually assaulted about 9pm on June 1 this year.
But the incident never happened.
Police prosecutor sergeant Jim Scott said Moon reported hearing footsteps behind her as she walked to her car near the foreshore on the Foundation Day long weekend.
Moon told police an unknown male pinned her against her car while trying to kiss her before he straddled her on the ground.
She said the man raped her and bit her on the shoulder before fleeing the scene.
The next day Moon attended a Bunbury hospital where she underwent tests and had x-rays but it was not until 10 days later that she reported the incident to police.
On June 19 she gave a detailed, nine-page statement to police describing the alleged events.
Investigations by Peel detectives found inconsistencies in Moon’s version of events.
Internet activity and text messages sent by Moon at the time of the alleged offence placed her in a different area than where she said she had been.
Further investigations revealed Moon had been communicating with a man on an internet dating site and she had driven from her home in Boyanup that evening to spend the night with him.
The court heard the pair met at a Mandurah address and drank alcohol before engaging in sexual intercourse.
Counsel for Moon said his client had no memory of the events of the night and was distraught about what she had done.
The court heard more than 58 police hours went into investigating the claim at a cost of $1877.30.
An application by Moon’s lawyer for a spent conviction was dismissed by Magistrate Terence McIntyre who said Moon could provide no valid explanation as to why she filed a false complaint.
Mr McIntyre said Moon had made “extremely serious and detailed allegations” that were “utter fantasy”.
Moon was ultimately fined $1250 plus costs and must pay compensation of $1877.30.
Link: http://mandurah.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/woman-fined-for-false-rape-claim/1394216.aspx
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It is great to see the police making her pay back the lost taxpayer monies.
This should be the minimum sentence for every single false rape claim.
Obvious malicious false rape claims with m victims would require very large jail terms on top of this.
Anyway thanks for sharing the good news.
Slightly off topic, but does anyone else notice the prevalence of older women (older being 40+)? I thought women were supposed to be more mature than men? Seems they stop growing mentally at around 12.
Although reporters often seek a motivation for crimes committed by women (they don't bother doing that for men -- they must figure men are prone to criminality), it is startling how many women -- even older women -- make false accusations for reasons that are flat-out nutty. If men are more prone to violent crimes, women are more prone to nutty misconduct.
Funny, how historically, you didn't see this many problems. It is only in the last 40-50 years (the rise of modern feminism) that this appears prevalent. Was the historical structure when it comes to families actually a beneficial thing when it comes to the mental stability of many women? Is that patriarchal structure actually a good thing?
Mark, isn't it interesting that those are the exact women that the 70's feminist movement was targeting? The early 20's/teenager/pre-teen females?
One thing I've noticed about feminism, is that it discourages the search for knowledge. They find something they agree with, and stop searching for any more information. And it doesn't seem to matter if what they know is shown to be incorrect.
In my 5 decades or so experience, I've noticed women are simply more likely to lie than are men.
With the invention of VAWA,Vice President Biden's and man-hating/man bashing feminist Andrea Dworkin, it has become easier for women to have men arrested and jailed or imprisoned on false accusations of any violent crime.
A small fine is not justice.
In prison men who have been accused of rape are often treated with exceptional brutality. One study found that as many as 25% of prison inmates are raped during their period of incarceration. An individual who was falsely accused a man of rape should suffer the punishments the accused will or would face. First financial compensation for the innocent individual. Then loss of freedom through
incarceration with brutal sexual assault.
Last, they must register as an offender, and be listed with photo and statistics on a site similar to the familywatchdog.org,
This would greatly reduce the number of false accusations and thwart the efforts of those who would recklessly violate the rights of others.
How dare you call her a Dworkin? I think you may be a closet Dworkin. Go dwork yourself!
It seems self-proclaimed feminists blame men for their shortcomings and frustrations. Men don't use claims to masculinism as cover for sexists anti-female sentiments.
I've been struck by the irrational thought of many feminists. Somehow much is widely accepted while similar or parallel ideas, when espoused by men, are quickly denounced and rejected.
---pimp out.
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