Woman sentenced for false Gresham rape claim

Another follow up. This time, to our story HERE

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.

Suspended sentence for false rape accuser whose lie prompted a major police investigation

Follow up to our post HERE. A suspended sentence. Lovely.

A young Deal woman who falsely cried rape has avoided going to jail.

Rebecca Howard told police two men bundled her into a car and drove her to a car park in Walmer before one of the men raped her in the early hours of Sunday, February 6.

The 20-year-old's accusation prompted a major police investigation which proved the offence never happened.

Howard, of Prince of Wales Terrace, pleaded guilty to wasting police time when she appeared before magistrates in Folkestone.

She was given a four month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and told to carry out 200 hours unpaid work. She must pay £1,000 compensation to Kent Police and will be subject to a 12-month supervision order.

Det Insp Matt Banks from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, which investigated the rape allegation, said: "We take all allegations of rape very seriously and our priority is to get justice for genuine victims of rape.

"It takes considerable bravery for a rape victim to come forward to report a crime and we will always sensitively and thoroughly investigate all reported rapes.

"Our priority is always the victim and we would always encourage anyone who is a victim of this type of crime to come forward and report it.

"Howard abused this and her allegation caused heightened concern within the Deal community and involved considerable time and resources to investigate."

Link: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2011-1/september/21/woman_given_suspended_sentence.aspx

Suspended sentence for false rape accuser whose lie prompted a major police investigation

Follow up to our post HERE. A suspended sentence. Lovely.

A young Deal woman who falsely cried rape has avoided going to jail.

Rebecca Howard told police two men bundled her into a car and drove her to a car park in Walmer before one of the men raped her in the early hours of Sunday, February 6.

The 20-year-old's accusation prompted a major police investigation which proved the offence never happened.

Howard, of Prince of Wales Terrace, pleaded guilty to wasting police time when she appeared before magistrates in Folkestone.

She was given a four month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and told to carry out 200 hours unpaid work. She must pay £1,000 compensation to Kent Police and will be subject to a 12-month supervision order.

Det Insp Matt Banks from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, which investigated the rape allegation, said: "We take all allegations of rape very seriously and our priority is to get justice for genuine victims of rape.

"It takes considerable bravery for a rape victim to come forward to report a crime and we will always sensitively and thoroughly investigate all reported rapes.

"Our priority is always the victim and we would always encourage anyone who is a victim of this type of crime to come forward and report it.

"Howard abused this and her allegation caused heightened concern within the Deal community and involved considerable time and resources to investigate."

Link: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2011-1/september/21/woman_given_suspended_sentence.aspx

A follow up to our story HERE.



Since two mental health "experts" say that she really does believe she'd been raped, she isn't going to go to jail. My question for them is, if she really believes she has been raped, why exactly did she admit that she lied about being raped? That doesn't really seem to work.




She now is on 3 years probation, continued mental health counseling and has to pay back the costs of the rape kit as well as an additional $500 fine. She must also spend 180 days on house arrest and wear an ankle monitor and perform 100 hours of community service.



And if she was willing to falsely accuse someone once, how is it that she is unlikely to re-offend? Because she had (not "has") "sever anxiety issues"? This is trotting out all of the excuses that are possible to keep her from being held for a custodial sentence for falsely accusing someone of rape.



Judge Beth Meyers has assisted in painting a target on every man in Michigan that may run into Ms. St. Charles, and should be ashamed of herself.



Link:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110809/NEWS010702/308090059/False-rape-report-leads-probation?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

A follow up to our story HERE.



Since two mental health "experts" say that she really does believe she'd been raped, she isn't going to go to jail. My question for them is, if she really believes she has been raped, why exactly did she admit that she lied about being raped? That doesn't really seem to work.




She now is on 3 years probation, continued mental health counseling and has to pay back the costs of the rape kit as well as an additional $500 fine. She must also spend 180 days on house arrest and wear an ankle monitor and perform 100 hours of community service.



And if she was willing to falsely accuse someone once, how is it that she is unlikely to re-offend? Because she had (not "has") "sever anxiety issues"? This is trotting out all of the excuses that are possible to keep her from being held for a custodial sentence for falsely accusing someone of rape.



Judge Beth Meyers has assisted in painting a target on every man in Michigan that may run into Ms. St. Charles, and should be ashamed of herself.



Link:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110809/NEWS010702/308090059/False-rape-report-leads-probation?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

A follow up to our story HERE.

A six year susapended sentence and mental health supervision is the deal that the prosecution and defense have agreed to. However, the judge can override that if he feels it's warranted. I think a custodial sentence in a mental health facility should be assigned.

Link:
http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/07/11/alleged-adoption-liar-pleads-guilty-to-perjury-and-false-report/

A follow up to our story HERE.

A six year susapended sentence and mental health supervision is the deal that the prosecution and defense have agreed to. However, the judge can override that if he feels it's warranted. I think a custodial sentence in a mental health facility should be assigned.

Link:
http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/07/11/alleged-adoption-liar-pleads-guilty-to-perjury-and-false-report/

A follow up to our story HERE.
She has been given a 6 month sentence, but unfortunately, it is to run concurrent with her current sentence, which she is serving at a halfway house, not prison.

The prosecutor argued for serving the sentence after her current one, but the judge sided with the defense for concurrent sentencing.

Link: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1990774051/Woman-pleads-guilty-to-false-rape-report-in-Hopkinton

A follow up to our story HERE.
She has been given a 6 month sentence, but unfortunately, it is to run concurrent with her current sentence, which she is serving at a halfway house, not prison.

The prosecutor argued for serving the sentence after her current one, but the judge sided with the defense for concurrent sentencing.

Link: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1990774051/Woman-pleads-guilty-to-false-rape-report-in-Hopkinton