Since the alleged sexual assault charge on Oct. 23 on the campus of Spring Arbor University (SAU), the charges have been dropped. An SAU student, 22, made the claim, which was then investigated by Thomas Fiero and the Jackson County police.
The student claimed a man knocked on her door, forced his way into her room and raped her. According to a recent article in the Jackson Citizen Patriot, after interviewing the suspect, the police discovered he was away that weekend at a wedding. The claim was then disproved.
The student was jailed Thursday, Dec. 1 in Jackson and charged with a felony. She was arraigned Friday, Dec. 2.
“[The student is] out on a personal recognisance bond,” said Fiero, director of Campus Safety at SAU. This means she does not have to pay anything unless she doesn’t show up for next court date, which is Friday, Dec. 9.
Due to the alleged sexual assault reports, Fiero along with three directors of SAU Student Development, Kim Hayworth, Bobby Pratt, and Dan Vander Hill have made the decision to keep outer doors of campus dormitories locked 24/7.
Link: http://www.saupulse.com/2011/12/08/alleged/
Friday, December 16, 2011
'Any rape is too much,' but because of the 'history of twisting rape statistics to promote [the] fantasy of a modern America dominated by violent men . . . virtually any assertion about the topic demands careful scrutiny'
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Woman sentenced for false Gresham rape claim
Another follow up. This time, to our story HERE
Danielle Elizabeth Hayes, 35, of Gresham must serve two years of probation, perform 150 hours of community service, pay $3,000 in restitution to the Gresham Police Department for police overtime costs associated with the investigation and continue with her mental health treatment, according to the sentence imposed by Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Marshall.
A woman who lied this summer about being raped by two men behind a bookstore at a busy shopping center pleaded no contest on Monday, Dec. 5, to a charge of initiating a false police report.
Danielle Elizabeth Hayes, 35, of Gresham must serve two years of probation, perform 150 hours of community service, pay $3,000 in restitution to the Gresham Police Department for police overtime costs associated with the investigation and continue with her mental health treatment, according to the sentence imposed by Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Marshall.
Hayes also has 30 days to write letters of apology to the police department and to the citizens of Gresham
Her false rape report sparked fear throughout East Multnomah County in late July when she claimed that two men grabbed her in broad daylight as she was getting into her minivan next to Borders bookstore, pulled her dress over her head and raped her in the 600 block of Northwest 12th Street.
The distraught woman initially reported the men yanked her wedding ring off her finger during the rape and stole it.
At the time of the report, police asked for the community’s help identifying the attackers. The case was considered unique because most rapes are committed by someone the victim knows and rarely take place in a busy public place in broad daylight.
Five days later, Gresham police held a press conference to announce the woman recanted her story and confessed that she made it up in an elaborate attempt to cover-up personal indiscretions with a man she met online.
Assholez who despise the falsely accused
That zany, twisted, smug, extremist David Futrelle, who hates with every fiber of his being anyone who doesn't share his zany, twisted, extremist view of the world, is at it again: http://manboobz.com/2011/12/15/the-false-rape-society-is-shocked-shocked-by-a-fraternitys-who-would-you-rape-survey/. I have no idea what is the point of Futrelle's mish-mash of a post, except to mock false rape victims, of course, but I thought our readers would enjoy it.
Futrelle's peculiar idea of advocacy is to "expose" blogs, like this one, that have bigger audiences than the dismal little circle jerk he presides over. Today, Futrelle attacks a post we wrote about the "rape survey." We said we think that survey is indefensible, but that wasn't good enough for good old Dave. You see, good old Dave had a conniption, a bona fide hissy fit, because we dared to suggest that it is not fair to consider this "rape survey" -- which, apparently, was the work not of a dreaded, misogynistic fraternity, but rather of a lone frat brother -- as some sort of evidence that we live in a "rape culture." In our post, we bemoaned the fact that the rape survey "will be cited as proof positive to support the myth that ours is a 'rape culture.'"
Here's Davey's riposte -- you may need to read it several times to capture the full flavor of his brilliance: "Yeah, I wonder why casual jokes about rape would possibly be considered as part of “rape culture.”
Yeah. Um . . . say what? A little friendly advice, Futrelle: stick to quoting other people, because when you try to make sense on your own, everything starts to unravel.
You see, casual jokes about rape are not at issue, Davey. One stupid survey by, apparently, one frat brother, is. And allow me to connect the dots since you seem incapable of doing it: no sane and rational person would consider this any sort of evidence that ours is a "rape culture," despite all your twisting and pounding. On the contrary, the almost hysterical overreaction to the survey in some quarters (that is, compared to the public reactions to many other terrible wrongs that are barely discussed--including virtually every wrong discussed on this blog) is overwhelming evidence that ours is less a "rape culture" than a culture that has no tolerance for rape.
But, wait, Futrelle isn't finished yet--make sure you are sitting down for this one: he proceeds to criticize me for not advocating properly against--wait for it: prison rape. Yes, dear readers, he does. Prison rape. Because, as everyone knows, he is such a crusader for the rights of abused male prisoners. Um, yeah. Right.
If you are scratching your head over that one, make sure you don't read the following on an empty stomach, because this is where extremist David Futrelle stoops to a new low -- a new low even for David Futrelle, which is saying a hell of a lot. David Futrelle suggests, in his usual, smug, condescending manner, that this blog tries to help rapists beat the rap. You read that right, but don't trust me, read it and decide for yourself.
What, precisely, is David Futrelle's evidence for this detestable epiphany? Well, it seems that our site links to information about statutes of limitations for rape charges. If you are wincing and scratching your head asking, "Is that it?" the answer is, yep, that's it. In Futrelle's words, we link to the statutes of limitations "in case anyone reading is worried about getting caught [then he crosses off "getting caught"] being falsely accused for something they did [he crosses off "did"] didn’t do a long time ago."
Futrelle's comment was intended to hurt the readers of this blog, many of whom have been wrongly accused of heinous sex crimes. For reasons known only to David Futrelle, he thinks it is somehow appropriate to advocate for rape victims by mocking the falsely accused. I ask in all seriousness: is it possible to be any more hateful than this? Until he wrote this, I had never realized how truly despicable this man can be. All the photos of kittens in the world can't transform this man's self-satisfied visage into a decent human being.
Sigh. As rational people know, we link to the statutes of limitations because of the problems posed to innocent men by the national trend to lengthen and eliminate them. Now, you'd never know this from reading David Futrelle's hate-mongering, but that position is not some goofy, misogynistic, far right, extremist men's rights stance. It's a concern shared by a lot of defense attorneys, the ACLU, and many others. We write about it from time to time, and if you want to understand it, see, e.g., this post: http://goldenstatesociety.blogspot.com/2011/03/oregon-bill-would-eliminate-statute-of.html.
But why am I not surprised that zany, twisted, smug, extremist David Futrelle couldn't give a damn about the falsely accused?
Futrelle's peculiar idea of advocacy is to "expose" blogs, like this one, that have bigger audiences than the dismal little circle jerk he presides over. Today, Futrelle attacks a post we wrote about the "rape survey." We said we think that survey is indefensible, but that wasn't good enough for good old Dave. You see, good old Dave had a conniption, a bona fide hissy fit, because we dared to suggest that it is not fair to consider this "rape survey" -- which, apparently, was the work not of a dreaded, misogynistic fraternity, but rather of a lone frat brother -- as some sort of evidence that we live in a "rape culture." In our post, we bemoaned the fact that the rape survey "will be cited as proof positive to support the myth that ours is a 'rape culture.'"
Here's Davey's riposte -- you may need to read it several times to capture the full flavor of his brilliance: "Yeah, I wonder why casual jokes about rape would possibly be considered as part of “rape culture.”
Yeah. Um . . . say what? A little friendly advice, Futrelle: stick to quoting other people, because when you try to make sense on your own, everything starts to unravel.
You see, casual jokes about rape are not at issue, Davey. One stupid survey by, apparently, one frat brother, is. And allow me to connect the dots since you seem incapable of doing it: no sane and rational person would consider this any sort of evidence that ours is a "rape culture," despite all your twisting and pounding. On the contrary, the almost hysterical overreaction to the survey in some quarters (that is, compared to the public reactions to many other terrible wrongs that are barely discussed--including virtually every wrong discussed on this blog) is overwhelming evidence that ours is less a "rape culture" than a culture that has no tolerance for rape.
But, wait, Futrelle isn't finished yet--make sure you are sitting down for this one: he proceeds to criticize me for not advocating properly against--wait for it: prison rape. Yes, dear readers, he does. Prison rape. Because, as everyone knows, he is such a crusader for the rights of abused male prisoners. Um, yeah. Right.
If you are scratching your head over that one, make sure you don't read the following on an empty stomach, because this is where extremist David Futrelle stoops to a new low -- a new low even for David Futrelle, which is saying a hell of a lot. David Futrelle suggests, in his usual, smug, condescending manner, that this blog tries to help rapists beat the rap. You read that right, but don't trust me, read it and decide for yourself.
What, precisely, is David Futrelle's evidence for this detestable epiphany? Well, it seems that our site links to information about statutes of limitations for rape charges. If you are wincing and scratching your head asking, "Is that it?" the answer is, yep, that's it. In Futrelle's words, we link to the statutes of limitations "in case anyone reading is worried about getting caught [then he crosses off "getting caught"] being falsely accused for something they did [he crosses off "did"] didn’t do a long time ago."
Futrelle's comment was intended to hurt the readers of this blog, many of whom have been wrongly accused of heinous sex crimes. For reasons known only to David Futrelle, he thinks it is somehow appropriate to advocate for rape victims by mocking the falsely accused. I ask in all seriousness: is it possible to be any more hateful than this? Until he wrote this, I had never realized how truly despicable this man can be. All the photos of kittens in the world can't transform this man's self-satisfied visage into a decent human being.
Sigh. As rational people know, we link to the statutes of limitations because of the problems posed to innocent men by the national trend to lengthen and eliminate them. Now, you'd never know this from reading David Futrelle's hate-mongering, but that position is not some goofy, misogynistic, far right, extremist men's rights stance. It's a concern shared by a lot of defense attorneys, the ACLU, and many others. We write about it from time to time, and if you want to understand it, see, e.g., this post: http://goldenstatesociety.blogspot.com/2011/03/oregon-bill-would-eliminate-statute-of.html.
But why am I not surprised that zany, twisted, smug, extremist David Futrelle couldn't give a damn about the falsely accused?
Queens rape victim was falsely imprisoned for robberies; now she sues city cops for falling for her attacker's story
I think this one deserves attention, just as much as all the other stories we have here. Not because there was a false rape/sexual assault allegation, but because she was jailed on the lies of her rapist.
A Queens rape victim who was locked up for robberies she didn’t commit is suing city and Long Island cops for falling for her attacker’s “preposterous hoax” of a revenge plot.
In a federal lawsuit, Seemona Sumasar claims NYPD cops protected her attacker, Jerry Ramrattan, because he was secretly funneling them information about other crimes while working as an informant.
Ramrattan relied on cop connections two years before the Sumasar attack to help him get another rape victim to drop charges against him, the suit claims.
Two weeks ago, a Queens jury found Ramrattan, 39, guilty of raping Sumasar, a former Wall Street analyst, in her Far Rockaway apartment in 2009. The jury also convicted Ramrattan of perjury and conspiracy for concocting the twisted tale that landed Sumasar — a single mom — in a Long Island lockup for seven months.
Cops had said Sumasar, 36, was impersonating a cop when she carried out three gunpoint robberies on the streets of Queens and Long Island.
They were forced to set her free in December 2010 when they discovered the robberies were an elaborate fiction. They grew out of tales spun by Ramrattan — a private eye and cop buff — who talked a ragtag group of criminal friends into helping him carry out his devious plot.
“The scheme was poorly conceived and bumblingly executed,” Sumasar’s lawyer, Nick Brustin, said in a lawsuit filed in Brooklyn Federal Court. “Authorities should have exposed it as a preposterous hoax.”
A spokeswoman for the city declined to comment.
The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount in damages for Sumasar’s false arrest and malicious prosecution as well as compensation for the emotional damage done to her 12-year-old daughter.
Also named as defendants are the Nassau County Police Department.
The lawsuit claims Sumasar had “rock-solid” alibis for at least two of the alleged robberies. For one, she was home with her daughter in Queens. During the other, she was at a Connecticut casino.
Sumasar tried to persuade cops that Ramrattan was behind her arrest.
“Despite their knowledge of Ramrattan and his history, police ignored the evidence in front of them and steadfastly refused to investigate Ms. Sumasar’s readily verifiable protestions of innocence, including her rock-solid alibi,” the lawsuit says.
While she was being held in a Nassau County jail, Sumasar lost her restaurant business and her home went into foreclosure.
A Queens rape victim who was locked up for robberies she didn’t commit is suing city and Long Island cops for falling for her attacker’s “preposterous hoax” of a revenge plot.
In a federal lawsuit, Seemona Sumasar claims NYPD cops protected her attacker, Jerry Ramrattan, because he was secretly funneling them information about other crimes while working as an informant.
Ramrattan relied on cop connections two years before the Sumasar attack to help him get another rape victim to drop charges against him, the suit claims.
Two weeks ago, a Queens jury found Ramrattan, 39, guilty of raping Sumasar, a former Wall Street analyst, in her Far Rockaway apartment in 2009. The jury also convicted Ramrattan of perjury and conspiracy for concocting the twisted tale that landed Sumasar — a single mom — in a Long Island lockup for seven months.
Cops had said Sumasar, 36, was impersonating a cop when she carried out three gunpoint robberies on the streets of Queens and Long Island.
They were forced to set her free in December 2010 when they discovered the robberies were an elaborate fiction. They grew out of tales spun by Ramrattan — a private eye and cop buff — who talked a ragtag group of criminal friends into helping him carry out his devious plot.
“The scheme was poorly conceived and bumblingly executed,” Sumasar’s lawyer, Nick Brustin, said in a lawsuit filed in Brooklyn Federal Court. “Authorities should have exposed it as a preposterous hoax.”
A spokeswoman for the city declined to comment.
The lawsuit seeks an unspecified amount in damages for Sumasar’s false arrest and malicious prosecution as well as compensation for the emotional damage done to her 12-year-old daughter.
Also named as defendants are the Nassau County Police Department.
The lawsuit claims Sumasar had “rock-solid” alibis for at least two of the alleged robberies. For one, she was home with her daughter in Queens. During the other, she was at a Connecticut casino.
Sumasar tried to persuade cops that Ramrattan was behind her arrest.
“Despite their knowledge of Ramrattan and his history, police ignored the evidence in front of them and steadfastly refused to investigate Ms. Sumasar’s readily verifiable protestions of innocence, including her rock-solid alibi,” the lawsuit says.
While she was being held in a Nassau County jail, Sumasar lost her restaurant business and her home went into foreclosure.
Outrage: Girl's rape lie causes one man to be beaten badly, sends boyfriend to prison for three years
The following is the latest in a long line of similar stories this blog reports on a regular basis. It is the reason we have this blog. A girl's rape lie damages two men, and she escapes unscathed. All persons of good will should be outraged.
Jess Cooper, 17, was given the kind penalty usually given for minor traffic infringements after her false rape allegation led to an innocent man being beaten up and another man sent to jail.
While Cooper and her then boyfried, Philip Hollyman, 22, were at a bar, she lied to him, telling him that another man at the bar, named Andrew Lester had raped her. In fact, Cooper and Mr. Lester previously had a one night stand. Cooper told her rape lie, according to a Hollyman family friend, to the whole pub, in the presence of Mr. Hollyman's friends and some of his family.
Mr. Hollyman reacted the way impulsive young man too often react to news that a loved one has been raped. He punched and kicked Mr. Lester to the floor, leaving Mr. Lester with eight fewer teeth, a broken cheekbone and nose, and permanently damaged hearing. In short, it was a brutal beating.
Cooper made a complaint about the rape to police, but quickly came to her senses and told them it was not true. Cooper's boyfriend was sentenced to 3 years in prison. The judge who sentenced the boyfriend was shocked that the police had decided not to prosecute Cooper. It ‘beggared belief,’ he said. The judge said she bore a "huge responsibility" for the attack because of her lie. "Crying rape is an extremely serious thing to do. I hope the police will reflect on whether this was the appropriate action to take. It just isn’t right." The judge said he was able to reduce Hollyman’s sentence because the "provocation is very significant." He added -- and this is both telling and correct -- that Mr. Hollyman was "in many ways" a victim.
As for the sentence that Cooper could have received, the Mail Online explains: "According to Crown Prosecution Service guidance, women who cry rape, so risking the arrest of an innocent man, should normally be charged with perverting the course of justice, which carries a maximum sentence of life."
Go to the article and read the comments. Please note these are regular newspaper readers, not regular readers of this blog.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2074339/Cry-rape-slap-wrist-Teenage-girl-lies-left-man-prison-savagely-beaten-gets-80-fixed-penalty-notice.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Jess Cooper, 17, was given the kind penalty usually given for minor traffic infringements after her false rape allegation led to an innocent man being beaten up and another man sent to jail.
While Cooper and her then boyfried, Philip Hollyman, 22, were at a bar, she lied to him, telling him that another man at the bar, named Andrew Lester had raped her. In fact, Cooper and Mr. Lester previously had a one night stand. Cooper told her rape lie, according to a Hollyman family friend, to the whole pub, in the presence of Mr. Hollyman's friends and some of his family.
Mr. Hollyman reacted the way impulsive young man too often react to news that a loved one has been raped. He punched and kicked Mr. Lester to the floor, leaving Mr. Lester with eight fewer teeth, a broken cheekbone and nose, and permanently damaged hearing. In short, it was a brutal beating.
Cooper made a complaint about the rape to police, but quickly came to her senses and told them it was not true. Cooper's boyfriend was sentenced to 3 years in prison. The judge who sentenced the boyfriend was shocked that the police had decided not to prosecute Cooper. It ‘beggared belief,’ he said. The judge said she bore a "huge responsibility" for the attack because of her lie. "Crying rape is an extremely serious thing to do. I hope the police will reflect on whether this was the appropriate action to take. It just isn’t right." The judge said he was able to reduce Hollyman’s sentence because the "provocation is very significant." He added -- and this is both telling and correct -- that Mr. Hollyman was "in many ways" a victim.
As for the sentence that Cooper could have received, the Mail Online explains: "According to Crown Prosecution Service guidance, women who cry rape, so risking the arrest of an innocent man, should normally be charged with perverting the course of justice, which carries a maximum sentence of life."
Go to the article and read the comments. Please note these are regular newspaper readers, not regular readers of this blog.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2074339/Cry-rape-slap-wrist-Teenage-girl-lies-left-man-prison-savagely-beaten-gets-80-fixed-penalty-notice.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
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