Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Reading woman convicted of false rape allegations

A Reading woman has been convicted of making false rape claims.

Emma Blunden, 21, told police she had been raped in a Newbury hostel in 2008, and, in February 2010, alleged an attack by three men at a Reading house.

A total of four men were arrested following her allegations.

Det Con Clare Larkworthy said: "False reports of rape distract officers from dealing with victims of genuine crimes."

Blunden, of School Road, Reading, was convicted of two counts of perverting the course of justice at Reading Crown Court.

She was released on bail for sentencing on 14 January.

Det Con Larkworthy added: "There was significant financial cost to both investigations and a number of police officers and civilian staff hours have been taken up by investigating these incidents.

"Yeah, ah, too bad about those four men we arrested. But, see, we're more worried about the financial cost to us."  I get that the police want to avoid a backlash from feminist forces, but seriously, how about a little bit of respect for the falsely accused!

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-11956916

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

"... how about a little bit of respect for the falsely accused."



What about respect for who? Oh them? They will be ok. According to "statistics", their are so few of them, they are negligible.



IMHO, They are NOT negligible no matter how many or how few of them there are.

gwallan said...

Couple of stories going on in my neck of the woods...

7 CHARGED WITH RAPE

This is in my town and hit the news just today. All a bit sketchy at the moment. My commenting too much on this story may be a bit problematic for me locally so I'm just pointing to it in case it's worth your while keeping an eye on it.


St Kilda nude-pic teen reveals pregnancy photos

Another sport one that's been going on for quite a while. The young woman concerned remains anonymous even after false accusations, attempts at extortion, theft, and publication of stolen nude photos of the footballers concerned (just imagine if they published nude pics of her!). She's currently engaged in a continuing media covered stalking of several players and by default the entire St Kilda Football Club. Attention whore and criminal. Untouchable.

Amazing story.

Brings to mind the words of Doris Lessing, the famous British early feminist author, who said at the Edinburgh Book Festival in August, 2001...

I find myself increasingly shocked at the unthinking and automatic rubbishing of men which is now so part of our culture that it is hardly even noticed. The most stupid, ill-educated and nasty woman can rubbish the nicest, kindest and most intelligent man and no one protests.

gwallan said...

Could somebody please check the queue. Posts have disappeared.

Anonymous said...

Hey wait a minute; i hear all the time that women and girls would NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, lie about rape??
Is there any difference between the truth and a lie; are lies the truth; has the truth become lies??
Who is fostering and enabling this culture of lies??

Alcuin said...

False rape claims show the quicksand on which feminism is built. These people don't care about the lives they are hurting because feminism, as a zero-sum ideology, believes that men must be hurt in order for women to become more powerful. Hurting men equals helping women. That is why feminists have not achieved anything positive. The best they can claim is millions of abortion dead and the ending of Western civilization. Nice going, ladies.

How will false rape claims be treated in the system of anarchy towards which we are hurtling?

Archivist said...

Gwallan, thanks for the stories -- definitely will be writing about them. Wow.

slwerner said...

"...alleged an attack by three men at a Reading house.

A total of four men were arrested following her allegations."


Apparently the cops aren't to good with math.[/snark]

"Yeah, ah, too bad about those four men we arrested. But, see, we're more worried about the financial cost to us." I get that the police want to avoid a backlash from feminist forces, but seriously, how about a little bit of respect for the falsely accused!"

Agreed. After the obligatory “cost to us/harm to hypothetical future victims” language, there is absolutely no reason why the actual victims should not also be acknowledged

Did you happen to catch the item linked at the bottom of the original story Records of rape crime 'distorted'?

” Rules state only allegations verified as false, reported to the wrong force, or recorded in error can be removed.”

So, the complaint is that some men aren’t having rape/sexual assault allegations attached to their permanent police records due to the fact that the case was dropped, even where there was not clear and convincing evidence that the allegation was falsified.

Apparently they want any allegation that cannot be proven outright false to be considered as being legitimate in terms of damaging a man’s record. Nice!

Anonymous said...

The gender-raunch community as a unite whole; completely support this little skanks opportunistic chance at "screaming rape".
The truth is a lie, the lie is the truth, and who cares about the silly difference between truth and a lie???
Who cares..the truth is silly and overrated anyway!!

Anonymous said...

The truth is a lie, and lies are the truth, for lies is what give gender-raunch; its deep sinking tooth.

Sonja Newcombe said...

Oh lordy, gwallan. I hadn't seen yet that she'd put up pics of herself while pregnant. The last I heard was her being afraid while at the St Kilda training session that she crashed. Pathetic.

AntifeministMedia said...

Steven, we could really use your knowledge, can you shed any light on the British Sexual Offences Act 2003?

Specifically the definition of rape:

'The Sexual Offences Act 2003 brought in a new definition of rape. It says that rape occurs when someone intentionally 'penetrates the vagina, anus or mouth of another person with his penis'; that other person does not consent to the penetration; and the perpetrator does not reasonably believe that the other person consents.'

If you read my comment (AntiFeministMedia) you will get a better understanding of what Im asking:

http://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/f148w/sexual_assault_woman_automatically_the_victim/

Nick S said...

A total of four men were arrested following her allegations."

Apparently the cops aren't to good with math.[/snark] " - Slwerner

It is a bit like on Sesame Street, where they play that song "one of these kids is doing his own thing", to footage of four separate individuals, one of whom looks out of place :-)