Bethany Anne Montgomery arrested for false claim.
North Branch, 22, resident claimed police officer sexually assaulted her on desolate road
by SUSAN YOUNGER
Staff Reporter
LAPEER -- A young woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted by a police impostor was arrested and charged with fabricating the rape.
Bethany Anne Montgomery, 22, of North Branch, was arraigned Thursday by District Court Magistrate Mike Delling on two counts of false reports of a felony, one for allegedly inventing the attack, and the other for a home burglary she reported. Montgomery is also facing unrelated charges for writing bad checks.
"We made an arrest, but it wasn't a rouge cop," said Lapeer County Sheriff's Sgt. Jason Parks. "Miss Montgomery owes this entire community an apology. What she did was wrong. She frightened many people and victimized our community. This is very disturbing."
"We wanted to get this out to the public as soon as possible let people know there is no evidence the assault occurred," said Lapeer County Prosecutor Byron Konschuh. "Again, I appreciate the prompt tenacious investigation by Sgt. Jason Parks."
Montgomery told Parks and The Lapeer County Press that she was pulled over at 1 a.m. Sept. 20 on her way home from work by a man she first thought to be an authentic police officer. She described an older style Ford Crown Victoria, equipped with a light bar, parked along the south side of Stephen's Mill Market with headlights on. She contended the bogus patrol car followed her for about one mile and then activated his red colored high intensity strobe lights.
She said the fake cop directed her to drive down Beyers Road. The man wore a brown police-style uniform and hat, got out of his car and asked her for a driver's license, she said. He then ordered Montgomery out of her car, suggested she was smuggling dope and made her take off her clothes, she stated. In elaborate detail, Montgomery described how the sham police officer attacked her with his hands and mouth.
When news of the alleged assault was published, many in the county were frightened and upset. Parks, 9-1-1 dispatchers and The County Press received numerous calls from people who had questions or gave tips. Parks distributed a wanted person bulletin throughout Lapeer and to other counties. He and other investigators followed up leads in Lapeer, Genesee and Sanilac counties.
"People were scared," Parks said. "We received a lot of leads and followed up on them all. I think we investigated every security company in Lapeer and Genesee County. We were still receiving tips only a few days before she was arrested."
During the investigation, Montgomery phoned in some of her own tips. She reported coming eye to eye with the sham cop in a restaurant, and in other instances phoned the sheriff's department saying he was following her. But no one but Montgomery saw her attacker.
In March, Montgomery reported a burglary at her North Branch home and deputies found several discrepancies in her story. In April, Parks received numerous reports of bad checks that were tied to Montgomery in both Lapeer and Oakland counties.
"We were tracking her activity and could see a pattern," Parks said. "This lead to other information and lack of evidence on the police impostor."
Delling ordered Montgomery held on a $15,000 or 10% bail. At press time Friday, she remained in the Lapeer County Jail.
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She'll be out in no time. Far more likely that they'll nail her for the bad checks than for the false rape accusations.
"This woman is obviously mentally disturbed. Putting her in jail will not do anyone any good, and it will keep her from getting the treatment she needs. Fifty hours community service."
--The Honorable Norm, presiding
off topic;
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Once again, a member of the law enforcement community is victimized by a false accuser. I have to wonder if this officer of the law has ever placed a man under arrest on an accusation for the same crime, he was accused of. If he has ever arrested any man accused of rape, is he having any doubts as to wether the alleged victim was lying.
As far as the charges this girl is facing, will the fact that she falsely accused a male member of law enforcement with an especially heinous crime be used to enhance any punishment(s) she might recieve?
Notice how the police are hot on this one since it has to do with them, i.e. their image. Underneath what we see in the papers, I suspect the cops severely doubted her all along, since they were worried the public might think, 'hey, maybe it wasn't an imposter'.
I'd even go as far as to say she specified 'imposter' in case her plan fell through...knowing the police would really be pissed if she falsely accused a real cop.
Enabling false rape accusers is a perversion of our modern legal system.
Hey wait, i thought women and girls never ever ever ever ever lie about rape???
Of course not! Why would they ever do that?
Anonymous said...
" Of course not! Why would they ever do that? "
How dare you ask such a question? (sarcasm)
You know what? Some women....lie.
On a different subject, did anybody see this Reader's Digest poll? http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/who-the-boss-in-your-family-around-the-world-with-one-question/article137450.html
People in multiple countries were asked the question, "Who is the boss in your family?" Only 42% of people in the US said "dad," while 64% of the French said "dad." (The Germans gave a number similar to that of Americans, but that doesn't count the 11% who answered "grandparents.")
The survey size was small -- only 150 people quizzed in each country -- but the results are still interesting. The US had one of the lowest percentages of people saying that the father was the head of the household.
"The US had one of the lowest percentages of people saying that the father was the head of the household."
I guess that's because divorce is rampant here.
Assuming they only studied families where both parents are present, I'm sure the two main factors are:
1) Widespread and ever-worstening disrespect for dads in our society. In addition to good old misandry, dads in particular are looked at as evil, bums or clowns in the media and elsewhere. Kids get a lot of their ideas from TV, etc.
2)Usually the mother is the primary caretaker so she is the one who makes decisions regarding the kids. In fact, in most cases, fathers are included in the family on sufferance(sp) alone. Basically a father is an extended, disposable wallet, both legally and otherwise.
I suppose all that makes me a pessimist, though. Maybe I just need to exercise more often - that will solve the problem ;-)
The number was even lower in the UK, which had the lowest percentage of all: just 38% saying that dad was the boss. Germany's rate of 42% would have been significantly higher if it weren't for the 11% who named grandparents instead of either parent, so the US and the UK are among the very few countries with such a heavy bias in favor of the mother.
False Rape is a feminist plot....think about it.
Of course. Women's studies faculty encourage students to file rape claims even when those claims are false. They want to create an impression that rape is far more common than it actually is, while always denying the very existence of false claims. To these extremists the "real truth" is collective female victimhood, and in that context any lie told on behalf of any woman is acceptable.
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