Woman jailed for ten years for false rape accusations

It does make you think how did he get convicted when he never raped her. Does there need to be evidence to prove he done it.

So all it takes for you to think it's rape is an accusation?

Aridane

Rape within marriage was legal until the early 1990s.

In fact rape was completely legal until less than 30 years ago.

Eh? This sort of fatuous comment is distinctly unhelpful

Nope i agree with datun

But you know how these threads go, any queries and all of a sudden we are supporting and condoning

There ave already been posts along that line

Why are people saying she has a mental illness?

EUPD isn't a mental illness

It's not whether this woman got what she deserved, for me. It's how rape as a crime is considered worse in the context of a false accusation than a correct accusation.

I read that a woman in Birmingham was raped twice the second time was when she went to get help.

That was a 14 year old girl recently and yes, abhorrent. Thankfully the first attacker has been charged but I don't believe the second one has been yet.

100% agree Rufus.

Oh and before anyone says

Not sticking up for her i think she got what she deserved

She must be so angry at the system. Where is the care and empathy towards these victims. I read that a woman in Birmingham was raped twice the second time was when she went to get help.

She must be so angry at the system. Where is the care and empathy towards these victims. I read that a woman in Birmingham was raped twice the second time was when she went to get help.

And they are used to scam insurances, not individuals. Have you ferret ever heard of a case where a person says "that guy burgled me"?

Not always and yes i have

Word of mouth as i dont think they ever made the paper...to be fair i am not sure they made it to court as i heard these stories from a police officer

Reginald D Hunter is disgusting.

Has anyone read about Ian Watkins today, and the women who reported him to police for abusing children, but were ignored? I imagine that case won't be held up as evidence as to why women should be taken seriously when they report abuse in the way that this false allegations case is being held up as evidence of why women should be disbelieved.

Rapists are offered treatment in prison. See this case where a rapist convicted for yet another attack was offered treatment whilst his victim was put on a waiting list not knowing when she'd start getting any: www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/15280636.VIDEO___Dangerous__rapist_jailed_for_life___but_are_there_more_victims_/

The harrowing attack has left the victim 'too scared to live her life in the way she did before', feeling unsafe wherever she goes and shuddering when a man comes near her, a statement to the court read.

She believed it was 'unjust' she was forced onto a waiting list for counselling to help her come to terms with the ordeal while Pearton was offered the service behind bars.

You commit a crime you get what you deserve. Some people don't know how to keep their arse still.

Is a rapist mentally ill and would treatment benefit him more than prison.

But what constitutes as mentally ill? And should she keep roaming free and just see a therapist?

@IfYouGoDownToTheWoodsToday

It cannot be right that we imprison the mentally ill, especially those who require treatment. How does locking these people up help the individual or society?

Unless you think the only purpose of prison is retribution & punishment which is very short-sighted.

If her mental condition has not been given the consideration it should have been by the judge, I cannot find the summing up & the possibly unreliable published comments suggest not, then there will rightly be an appeal.

If we stop locking up the mentally ill without treatment & treating all those who need it whether subject to the criminal justice system or not, society will be improved for everyone.

The vast majority of cases of men convicted of rape make no national news, as they're so commonplace.

The people who lie most frequently about rape are men who rape.

False allegations against another human being is morally wrong. Men are reported in exactly the same way when they have been convicted of raping women or children. Why should it be different when a woman lies. The article sends shivers down my spine.

I think the reporting of this case (headline on Radio 4 news) has given the NAMALTs an absolute field day. See attached tweet from charming US comedian - it's absolutely fine for men to accuse most women of lying about rape

It would be responsible of the media to make the point that false rape allegations are at the same level as other false crime reporting eg very rare. But who cares about women?

Heard this on the radio and my heart sank. I can't face the comments online so I'm avoiding them.

Apparently women mentioning that men commit rape is unfair, sexist etc but it's fine to say women make shit up.

It's all too depressing.

The police investigated because her gf grassed her up. The police would be none the wiser if she hadn't said anything.