A woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted in Wellington has admitted the allegation was false, police said today.
The woman in her late teens could now be prosecuted for wasting police time.
Detectives spent hours investigating the alleged “serious sexual assault” yesterday, while forensics scoured a cordoned off area of the town for clues.
Chris Ammonds, spokesman for Telford police, said: “We carried out a full investigation including forensic and CCTV work around the area where the alleged assault took place.
“As a result of the CCTV examination, we spoke to the victim again and she has since withdrawn the allegation and admitted the report was false. We will be looking at the possibility of charging the woman with wasting police time.
“I would like to reassure the community in Wellington that there is no concern whatsoever in relation to this alleged incident.”
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http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/12/14/wellington-sex-assault-claim-was-not-true/
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"“As a result of the CCTV examination, we spoke to the victim again and she has since withdrawn the allegation and admitted the report was false."
Once again, the awkward conundrum of trying to chose between the evils of a “Big Brother” police state, and the utility of catching the criminals.
Perhaps a useful strategy for police when confronted by claims of a rape or sexual assault would be to first suggest to the claimant that they will start their investigation by looking into the possibility of video surveillance.
I wonder if a significant of woman making false claims would drip them on the spot faced with the sudden realization that there just might be video which would expose their lies.
I suppose the other possible outcome of some many FRA’s being undone by video will be that women will start picking the places to claim they were abducted and raped with an eye towards their being little chance of video surveillance.
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