July 5, 1997: A woman is violently raped in an alleyway at Preston, Lancashire. A man is arrested.
Then the woman admits she made the whole thing up! The article below was published in The PRESTON Citizen, July 10, 1997, page 3.
Notice what the investigating officer said: “Such cases are not uncommon...”
As a professional investigator he should know.
Now here is what the airhead from the local Victim Support said. (This isn’t a rape crisis centre, but a service for all victims of crime).
It is available to all women – including outright liars – and “Either way, there is a problem and the woman needs our help and support”.
No, she needs to be held to account!
Finally, notice the reaction of the victim, he says he wants to put it behind him.
As he was from outside the area and probably an ordinary working bloke or middle class, that is understandable. Pursuing any sort of action against this woman was probably more trouble than it was worth.
Sadly, most men of means, including celebrities, are often of the same mindset. There are many such victims in this database, including William Roache (February 6, 2014), magician David Copperfield (July 29-30, 2007), and the unnamed African dude (circa January 2019).
On the other hand, Alexander Economou (January 4, 2013) and dancer Michael Flatley (October 19/20, 2002) were not prepared to turn the other cheek so lightly.
Back To False Rape Timeline