False Rape Society

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2013-05-09T16:28:00.002-04:00

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This week on '60 Minutes' -- the story of the year

2013-03-23T00:47:00.001-04:00

'60 Minutes' will cover Brian Banks' story. "Let bygones be bygones" is how his false accuser put it -- read about it here.

Our new video . . . to give voice to the wrongly accused

2013-02-12T23:38:00.000-05:00

2013-02-10T09:27:00.003-05:00

This blog has move: it is now The Community of the Wrongly Accused. Please join us there, and become a follower.

Cornell attempted rape claim a lie, police say--but aren't sure if false accuser will be charged

2012-12-03T08:23:00.000-05:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/12/cornell-attempted-rape-lie-police-say.html

The Wildest, Most Sordid 'False' Rape Case Ever

2012-06-28T22:20:00.002-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/06/hollywoods-most-sordid-scandal-rape-of.html

Man sues Det. Sgt. Ingrid Jonas for allowing him to sit in jail on a sexual assault charge and not revealing that his accuser is a serial false accuser

2012-06-26T09:56:00.002-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/06/man-sues-det-sgt-ingrid-jonas-for.html

'I went to the prom with a sissy': Evolving gender roles and the high school prom

2012-06-09T16:47:00.000-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/06/off-topic-i-went-to-prom-with-sissy.html

Off-topic: A boy at D-Day

2012-06-06T10:39:00.002-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/06/off-topic-boy-on-d-day.html

DA drops rape charges against college student due to insufficient evidence, victim's advocate says decision will have 'chilling effect' on rape victims

2012-06-05T09:16:00.000-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/06/max-nicastro-case-plea-to-refrain-from.html

The most important story we've ever done

2012-06-01T10:44:00.001-04:00

Read it here.

Landmark: one of the most important stories you will read this year

2012-05-28T10:08:00.002-04:00

A University's Shame: How Brown Betrayed One of its Students

Refusing to punish false rape accuser in Brian Banks case undermines public confidence our justice system

2012-05-25T08:14:00.003-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/05/refusing-to-punish-false-accuser-in.html

Horrifying false rape claim

2012-05-24T18:46:00.002-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/05/horrifying-false-rape-claim.html

Barbaric: It is 'worth the risk' to punish innocent college men in order to nab more sex offenders

2012-05-09T09:58:00.001-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/05/barbaric-it-is-worth-risk-to-punish.html

Jon McCay's perilous defense of the 'Dear Colleague' letter: he refuses to acknowledge the risk of getting it wrong

2012-04-19T08:15:00.001-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/04/jon-mccays-perilous-defense-of-dear.html

Student Newspaper: 'Beyond a reasonable doubt' standard for sexual assault is 'tantamount to victim-blaming'

2012-04-16T08:37:00.002-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/04/student-newspaper-beyond-reasonable.html

Does refusing to charge for rape lie that put innocent man away for nine years undermine public confidence in the way rape claims are handled?

2012-04-02T21:03:00.002-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/04/girls-rape-lie-that-put-father-away-for.html

New posts will be posted at COTWA

2012-03-18T13:47:00.000-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/

Police says teens fabricated assault story, charged with filing false report

2012-03-16T14:00:00.000-04:00

The following piece is actually the latest in a series of updates on the page (you can see the updates in the timeline as you scroll down the page at the link). It is encouraging to see that while the photo of the man was released for identification, he isn't named, and the police have been very proactive to make it known that he was falsely accused.

In Kingsport, Tennessee, three teenagers were charged with filing a false police report after claiming a man with a baseball bat attacked them at a Kingsport school, making sexual advances in the process.

According to Kingsport police, the vindictive juveniles had in fact been vandalizing a baseball dugout on the property, with the good Samaritan stepping in to stop them. The youths responded by snapping the man's photo, showing it to a mother, and concocting the story of an assault. The mother called police, setting off a brief search for the purported assailant before he was exonerated.

The juveniles charged were 13, 13 and 15 years old. They were jumping on a tin roof on the baseball field's dugout. The concerned citizen approached the teenagers and told them to stop, adding they could hurt themselves.

There were also reports of juveniles attempting to vandalize street signs in the area, striking them with a skateboard. The concerned citizen took a photo of the three youths at the ball field. The three juveniles left, then returned a short time later. They then used a cell phone to snap a photo of the man. One of their mothers was shown the picture — and fed the story that they had been assaulted and told to take off their pants. The mother called police, with all the teenagers allegedly relaying the fictitious account to investigators.

The violent and sexual nature of the claims were taken seriously by police. Police issued a public e-mail alert containing the man's photo. Here was the message:

"Police are attempting to locate a man allegedly involved in an altercation with three juveniles at a Kingsport school.

"One of the victims snapped a photo of the man with their phone, with police asking the public to help identify him.

"The incident allegedly occurred at approximately 3:20 Saturday afternoon at John Sevier Middle School, 1200 Wateree Street. Kingsport police say three children, identified as teenaged, were playing on school grounds when approached by the suspect.

"Anyone with information on the man, pictured above, is asked to contact Kingsport police at (423) 229-9429 or (423) 246-9111. The incident is under investigation."

Contents from the KPD message were subsequently distributed across area media outlets.

Police say the e-mail alert, and response it generated from the public, helped locate the man in the picture — and determine the minors' story was false. The teens were interviewed by police once again, allegedly admitting their original account was totally fabricated.

They have each been charged with filing a false police report and will go through the juvenile court system. Other charges may also be pending.

Police expressed gratitude to the man who stepped in to halt the juveniles' vandalism of the dugout. He said the man expressed no animosity towards police for releasing his photo while they were gathering information on the incident.

"He was doing what he was supposed to do as a good citizen," said a police representative. "And (the juveniles) retaliated in one of the worse ways you can."

Link: http://www.timesnews.net/article/9043384/update-police-locate-suspect-in-alleged-altercation-with-juveniles

Welcome to our newest contributor, Kyle

2012-03-16T00:00:00.000-04:00

As a former Army Judge Advocate, Kyle has vast experience defending Soldiers accused of sexual misconduct at courts-martial.

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/03/marines-share-views-on-war-on-sexual.html

Police probe false ‘rape’ claim at Barshaw Park

2012-03-15T12:00:00.000-04:00

POLICE sealed off part of a busy Paisley park after they received a report that a young schoolgirl had been raped.

Tape was used to close a section of Barshaw Park, in the town’s East End, as an investigation got under way.

The alarm had been raised after a girl, believed to be aged 13 or 14, told a pal that she had been attacked by an unknown man at the park at around 10pm on Saturday.

The Paisley Daily Express understands that both girls had been drinking alcohol and the friend then reported the matter to police.

Cops soon arrived at Barshaw Park to cordon off the area in order to preserve the scene.

However, when officers quizzed the alleged victim on Sunday morning, she told them she hadn’t been attacked.

Police could be seen at the park for most of Sunday morning before taking down the tape later that day.

A spokesman has confirmed that a rape allegation had been made on Saturday night but, following an investigation, it became clear the girl’s claims had “no foundation”.

Officers will now be clamping down on anti-social behaviour at Barshaw Park as the summer months get nearer.

Inspector Eddie Gray, who is based at the Mill Street police office in Paisley, told the Express: “This was an incident that was blown out of proportion due to young people consuming alcohol at the park.

“As the nights get brighter, we are aware of a number of youths congregating at Barshaw Park to drink alcohol. It is something that we see every year and we’ll be using officers on plain-clothes patrol to target this behaviour.

“We’ll also be speaking to local licence holders in the area.

“We are confident that the shopowners would not sell to underage youths but we want to make them more aware of the possibility of agent purchases, which involves people over the age of 18 buying and providing alcohol to youngsters.”

Anyone who has concerns about anti-social behaviour at Barshaw Park is asked to call Paisley police office on 0141 532 5900.

Link:
http://www.paisleydailyexpress.co.uk/renfrewshire-news/2012/03/13/police-probe-false-rape-claim-at-barshaw-park-87085-30516614/

Cornell Daily Sun Recognizes that Making it Easier to Punish the Accused for Sexual Assault Increases the Risk of Punishing the Innocent

2012-03-15T09:15:00.002-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/03/cornell-daily-sun-recognizes-that.html

Contaminated DNA sends teen to jail for rape he didn't commit

2012-03-15T00:00:00.001-04:00

http://www.cotwa.info/2012/03/contaminated-dna-sends-teen-to-jail-for.html

Building team

2012-03-14T23:04:00.002-04:00

Looking to add one more blogger to our Community of the Wrongly Accused team. Contact us if you are interested.