A teenager who claimed she was abducted, tied up, and repeatedly raped has been released on supervision for nine months after admitting a charge of making a false complaint to the police.
Defence counsel Catherine Hey said Michelle Anne Taruka Grafton had been ``considerably distressed'' by the extensive publicity after her plea of guilty on May 4.
She said at Christchurch District Court sentencing today that the probation report recommended a therapeutic sentence for the first offender rather than a penalty such as community work.
Grafton, a 19-year-old student, said she had been abducted in daylight on December 19, from Riccarton Road, by a man she knew.
She claimed he had forced her into a car, driven her to an address in Yaldhurst where he tied her hands to a sofa bed and forced her to have sex several times.
She managed to escape next day when he left for work.
After police inquiries she admitted the story was false, and said she had made it up because she liked the attention.
Judge John Bisphan told her: ``The court can't sweep this under the carpet, because there was a victim here. I presume the police had to make inquiries and the person you named as the alleged offender no doubt suffered.''
He imposed nine months' supervision and ordered her to undertake assessment and treatment as directed.Link:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/3874633/False-rape-complainant-sentenced
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"After police inquiries she admitted the story was false, and said she had made it up because she liked the attention."
"Defence counsel Catherine Hey said Michelle Anne Taruka Grafton had been ``considerably distressed'' by the extensive publicity after her plea of guilty on May 4."
Awww porr porr dear. So she would have let an innocent man or men go to prison for decades just because she liked the attention she got for it, and now that she got found out she's "considerably distressed."
Awww. My heart bleeds.
How are we supposed to take rape claims seriously? Anyone? Feminists, would you care to chime in? Why should I believe a single rape claim, ever ... ?
Here's something you dont seem to have covered yet
http://www.truecrimereport.com/2010/08/amanda_little_fakes_gang_rape.php
9 months? Should have been 9 years.
not the first and i doubt it will b the last! sory 2 say but a leopard doesnt change its spots. she only got a slap on the wrist, next time (thr beta nt b a next time tho!!!) send her 2 prison. thts wht ppl like her deserve!
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