The innocent man, who was going through a divorce at the time, was taken away in handcuffs...That must have been a conflicting experience, given he originally went to her for bondage!
Sowden, of, Northfleet, Kent was jailed for 14 months at Maidstone Crown Court after admitting perverting the course of justice by trying to disguise her sex session as rape. The court heard the £14,000 investigation had wasted a staggering 376 hours of police time.She should be made to pay every single penny of that back.
Malcolm Gilbert, who works for rape charity Family Matters, yesterday condemned Sowden’s actions.
He said:”We condemn any woman, or indeed any man, who makes false allegations because of the harm to genuine rape victims, to undermine the whole business of rape.
“They should be pursued by the police in the way it has been here.”At last, an anti-rape organisation prepared to stand up and condemn her, rather than seek to excuse her! Maybe it's because it's a male spokesperson?
And men, since holiday season is coming up, beware this new wrinkle**:
There has been a rise in false reports of rape from tourists in Malaga, according to the police. They are apparently doing this, the police say, to make fraudulent claims from their travel insurance.
Doctors claim that in several cases they are convinced that the women are lying, but it is very hard to prove.And since they are tourists, they are usually out of the country by the time anyone thinks to charge them. Say, maybe that European Arrest Warrant might come in handy here..?
*H/T: Mark Wadsworth
**H/T: Anna Raccoon
At least she was charged & convicted ..
ReplyDeleteWe ought, I suppose, in this age of professional excuse-making by all and sundry, to be grateful for small mercies ..
Though I had to smile at the surnames of the two main "players" Mr Boarer & Ms Sowden .. you couldn't make it up .. ;)
A friend of mine in the travel insurance business tells me they have been aware of this for some time and have been known to hold back on paying out while waiting to hear why a medical examination was declined by the claimant, either abroad or on arrival in UK. Apparently, almost 60% of the claims he knows about are withdrawn on the grounds of something similar to "It really happened but it's all too much fuss so I can't bothered any more". What few of them realise is that even if a claim is withdrawn, the initial report is still logged and is available to other insurance companies to ascertain if a future travel insurance application is being made by someone who MAY make malicious claims. Insurance companies usually have offices or reps in other countries who are usually able to obtain copies of Police reports. So a warning to all regarding any form of raudulent claim, especially one as serious as rape.
ReplyDelete"Though I had to smile at the surnames of the two main "players" Mr Boarer & Ms Sowden..."
ReplyDeleteThe gods smile on us sometimes.. ;)
"What few of them realise is that even if a claim is withdrawn, the initial report is still logged and is available to other insurance companies to ascertain if a future travel insurance application is being made by someone who MAY make malicious claims."
Oooh! I can see the feminazis getting out of their box at that!