Is there such a thing as sexual harassment Munchausens?

[Jimmyville]

Very peculiarly, a woman I know is (we think) pretending to be being sexually harassed.

Over the course of the last ten months she has reported to various colleagues and friends that

• someone wrote ‘whor*’ in her windscreen
• sent her anonymous WhatsApp messages calling her a slut and telling her to move town
• a note under her front door at 6am telling her to leave

and other weirdness to do with her daughter ‘overhearing’ people call her mother a slut.

The thing is despite the concern of people she tells the stories to, she won’t report these events. The stories vary, but tend to include reference to a married man she had a fling with.

We’re beginning to wonder if she has made this up. The stories are really odd, but making it all up would be even odder. Anyone have any experience?

I once looked after someone with this diagnosis. she was utterly terrifying and tied up significant resources across a number of agencies for years. i do wonder what happened to her and if she is still displaying this behaviour somewhere else.
the vast majority of women who raise/report sexual harassment and other serious sexual offences are telling the truth.
some aren't. a good example is the woman in barrow who was convicted of perverting the course of justice for fabricating a booming gang and another in middlesborough who ruined the life of a totally innocent blind man with her false allegations.
they are a tiny minority but they do need to be understood by the people best places to help.
they often have a childhood history that manifests as they get older. but its also awful for those falsely accused too.
complex and difficult to resolve.
to @Jimmyville i'd suggest gently recommending to this person to report to the police as there may be truth in it and we know some men gaslight women in insidious ways. but don't feed into the drama either.

Children who've experienced some kind of trauma can sometimes claim to have been sexually assaulted when they haven't.
It wouldn't surprise me if this can continue /appear into adulthood too.

Trying to communicate something.

I’ve met a couple of people who claimed ex-s were stalking them. One moved to a new flat and claimed her ex had drilled holes in the flat above to spy. The other claimed her ex had put up cameras outside her house. None of the stories were true, although were told in a believable way, and I was taken in with some of the less dramatic accusations.

I could see how you would be hoodwinked into believing them , but also confused as not to sure where to go from here.

Thanks, yep, almost everyone who heard one of these stories has suggested going to the police or at least making a proper record of what is happening. There seems to have been a different reason each time as to why any of the incidents aren’t reported/followed up.

The weird thing is she is a lawyer. And knows plenty of police and CPS.

Who's "we"?

I do know someone who did this, she was bipolar though. She would put in multiple complaints about other staff, if it was male staff there would be a sexual element.
She would often flirt with male colleagues (she was very attractive) and then turn round and accuse them of sexual harassment.
They eventually got rid of her.

I know someone who would do this! She is apparently being sent anon messages from a burner phone calling her all sorts and telling her to stay away from her new boyfriend. I would bet my bottom dollar she is sending them to herself to gain sympathy and attention from the new boyfriend ( who doesn't seem particularly interested in her!)