A WOMAN is facing charges of making a false complaint to police after claiming she was raped in Port Melbourne last month.
The 22-year-old's story prompted a man-hunt for the alleged offender and a significant police investigation, costing thousands of dollars in time and resources.
On May 28, Victoria Police contacted the Sunday Herald Sun with the story in a bid to alert the public and appeal for help to find the alleged offender. When contacted on Friday by the Sunday Herald Sun, the woman, who is receiving counselling, said she was sorry for lying.
"I haven't meant to upset anyone," she said.
The woman claimed she was still the victim of a sexual assault, which occurred "somewhere else".
Police from the Moorabbin sexual offences unit said the woman had made "full admissions" on Thursday night that she had lied to police.
Sgt Toogood said the Port Melbourne community needed to be informed the rapist did not exist.
"The offence reported on that date did not occur. There is no reason for the people of Port Melbourne to be apprehensive going about their business," he said.
The woman claimed she had been grabbed by the throat from behind and dragged into an alcove on the St Joseph's Church grounds on Rouse St, where she was raped between 8pm and 8.30pm on May 25.
Police said they hoped the false report would not discourage victims from coming forward for help.
Detective Sen-Constable Mark Feehan said: "Victoria Police encourages all victims of sexual assault to come forward so police can provide support, investigate and prosecute offenders."
Centre Against Sexual Assault spokeswoman Carolyn Worth said false reports, while rare, were a "tricky issue".
"It makes everybody slightly wary when there is a similar allegation, which we cannot afford," she said.
"We've spent a long time trying to get people to take sexual assault seriously."
Link: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/false-claim-of-port-melbourne-rape/story-e6frf7jo-1225884683645
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Given my oft expressed interest in test my theory that when it comes to stranger kidnap/rape situations, there as just as many of them falsified as there are real ones, this story gave me yet another chance to do so.
I typed these three words into the search box at the top of the linked article“Port Melbourne rape” (with no quotation marks) to look for other stories about rapes in the region.
This year, there are two stories covered by the Herald Sun regarding rape in the area.
One is the story which we now know was false (
here’s the original story, which makes the liar out as some sort of hero)
And the other (multiple articles published) is about Australian Football League (ex-)star Andrew Lovett, who is accused of sexual assault back on Christmas Eve of 2009.
So, there you have it (and you can easily see it for yourself) – two stories about rape in the local area of Melborne, and one of them turns out to be false – a complete lie.
So far, I’ve yet to find one single instance where my theory does not seem to hold. Hum???
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/media-banned-from-andrew-lovett-in-grievance-tribunal-with-st-kilda/story-e6frf7jo-1225845428687
"Police said they hoped the false report would not discourage victims from coming forward for help."
You see folks, law enforcement has been ???trained??? to believe that letting the public know about how many false rape accusations there are now, that it will somehow deter real rape victims from "coming forward". I say where are the studies that prove this theory???
Since law enforcement perverted their protocol 25 years ago to incorporate this "baseless theory" mentioned above...what has really happened has been that a false rape culture has developed.
OT - In a typical example of gender hypocrisy on the part of the New York Times, this article discusses the practice of public shaming of prostitutes in China.
Nevermind that this practice is a very mild tactic compared to American sex offender databases!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/world/asia/28china.html
"Police said they hoped the false report would not discourage victims from coming forward for help."
The only victim was the poor innocent bastard accused of a vile and repugnant crime by a vile and repugnant female.
Why does the story, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" keep popping into my head???
If there are enough false accusations - nobody is going to listen to the real ones...
"Police said they hoped the false report would not discourage victims from coming forward for help."
Of course they do. Where is their concern for innocent men and boys, who are potential victims of FRAs'?
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