A suspended 30 day jail sentence, for filing a false rape claim. Because, as her attorney, Bill Helsley, said: His client is "going through a rough time...Good people sometimes have difficult times." The only problem with that, Mr. Helsley, is that good people don't file a false claim of rape when they are having a rough time. Bad people do. All the rescue squad work she did, while admirable, does not make up for this.
Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Louis Nagy, said it best:
"The stigma [of being falsely accused of rape] can be insurmountable to recover from."
30 day suspended jail sentence for false accuser
Grottoes Life Saver Enters Plea
By Pete DeLea
HARRISONBURG - The former president of the Grottoes Rescue Squad, who claimed she was attacked and raped outside the rescue squad building on Augusta Avenue last month, pleaded guilty on Friday to filing a false police report.
Kimberly Dawn Pendleton, 37, of Grottoes, pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge in Rockingham County General District Court. Judge John A. Paul sentenced Pendleton to a suspended 30-day jail term and required her to write a public letter of retraction.
At the time of the incident, Pendleton was president of the rescue squad and was an active member, according to the squad's Web site.
Pendleton's attorney, Bill Helsley, said his client is going through a rough time, adding that her entire life has been dedicated to helping others.
"Good people sometimes have difficult times," Helsley said.
The Case
On June 2, prosecutors said, the Grottoes Police Department responded to a call at the rescue squad and found Pendleton lying in the grass behind an ambulance.
When rescuers got there, police said, she appeared to be unconscious, according to prosecutors.
They said she told officers she had been attacked from behind and raped. She did not name anyone specifically as her alleged attacker.
Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Louis Nagy said one of the things that made police suspicious of the claim of rape was Pendleton's refusal to undergo a full rape kit at the hospital.
Only a partial rape examination was performed, Nagy said.
Pendleton's behavior led police to investigate the incident further and, during subsequent interviews, she retracted the claim. Pendleton was charged on June 19 with filing a false police report.
Pendleton could not be reached for comment and calls to Grottoes Police Chief John Painter were not returned.
Calls to multiple rescue squad officials also were not returned and it's unclear if Pendleton is still with the rescue squad.
Nagy: Fake Claims Worry Public
Nagy said rape allegations involving a stranger can cause the public to worry about their safety.
"The report of something that violent has a tendency to make people nervous," said Nagy. "It's certainly something we take very seriously. Any time someone accuses another person of something violent, it has lasting effects."
He said the rape investigation also took police off other cases they could have been working on. Three of the town's five sworn officers were subpoenaed to testify in the case.
"It takes away police manpower from real potential crimes," said Nagy. "They could be focusing on crimes that might actually be going on."
Nagy said Pendleton never named an attacker.
"Luckily she didn't name any names," said Nagy. "The stigma [of being falsely accused of rape] can be insurmountable to recover from."
In the letter of retraction, addressed to current rescue squad President Alisa Randolph, Pendleton said the rape claim was false and asked for forgiveness.
"I am making this statement to you as president and hope you will accept my apology for any embarrassment I may have caused you or Grottoes Rescue Squad," the letter states.
Contact Pete DeLea at pdelea@dnronline.com
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"The report of something that violent has a tendency to make people nervous," said Nagy. "It's certainly something we take very seriously. Any time someone accuses another person of something violent, it has lasting effects."
False rape accusations breed hysteria...which breed more false rape accusations.
Hard core gender feminists still demand the public kneel to their misinformation juggernaut that women/girls never, ever, ever, ever lie about rape.
Then they go on to shame anyone that dare stand against the hysterical witch hunt, by hysterically demanding.." WHY WOULD A WOMEN LIE ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT???"
I bet Kimberly dawn pendleton, after being charged, will never make a false rape accusation again.
My false rape accuser was not charged, and i was the second guy she falselly accussed of rape in 1 year.
If a guy gets beat to death over her lies, can the crooked police jurisdiction that refused to charge her (which may have stopped her from doing it again)..be charged/ sued, by the family of the guy killed??
http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=287390
http://news.mensactivism.org/node/12282
" Hard core gender feminists still demand the public kneel to their misinformation juggernaut that women/girls never, ever, ever, ever lie about rape.
Then they go on to shame anyone that dare stand against the hysterical witch hunt, by hysterically demanding.." WHY WOULD A WOMEN LIE ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT???" This I know very well. I am a veteran in the fight against false accusations. False rape accusation are just one facet in the " glimmering jewel " of victimhood that femists and their ilk have used to wow and horrify the media and the public. They can present what they call a victim in the form of a young girl dressed like a doll, wearing a clean white dress,springy blond curls,sparkling eyes, shiny patent leather shoes and an air of innocence but, they will not show you the bloody weapons behind her or, her bloody hands. They will show you a seemingly innocent woman but, they will not reveal the dominatrix she became. These are just two visions I see when I think of false rape accusers as well as other false accusers of innocent men and boys.
On the plus-side, there is this:
""Luckily she didn't name any names," said Nagy. "The stigma [of being falsely accused of rape] can be insurmountable to recover from."Is it possible that we're finally turning the corner on this!? Here's another instance of some one on the prosecution side being brave enough to go against feminist wishes/demands and state the obvious truth - false rape accusations can and do cause great harm. Louis Nagy even goes so far as to suggest that innocent men can be made to suffer by them.
Personally, I'm encouraged by what I'm seeing spokes-peoples saying to the press: men are harmed (as we see being said here), and it is the false claims themselves (as opposed to any possible punishment being given the liar) that end up hurting real rape victims.
I'd like to think that the camels nose has slipped under the side of the tent. People are starting to say those very things that racial gender feminists had tried so hard to shut-down.
And, they're not including the things that those feminists want them to say - "we cannot punish the false accuser because such punishment being meted out will cause real rape victims to not come forward". Hopefully, that particular line of BS will soon go away altogether - cannot happen soon enough for me.
slwerner,
All good points. We are seeing, more and more, not only law enforcement speaking out about how false accusations hurt the accused, but we are starting to see more custodial sentences handed down to the false accusers.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you then you win.I would estimate that we are in stage 3. And we are slowly moving toward stage 4. However, in the public discourse, it will get worse before it gets better.
To those who stop by this site, thank you for the support. Without you, we would be a quiet voice in the wind.
Archivist, I will do everything I can to spread the word about false accusations of all kinds and invite people to visit this site.
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