False rape claim

26th February 2010

A woman who claimed she had been brutally raped has admitted that she had in fact invented the whole thing.

Anjelika P., of Krosno Odrzanskie, originally told police that the attack had taken place in her own home, but came clean after investigators suspected that the story was false. Another woman, Dorota W., said that they were initially attacked on their way to work, but has since retracted her claim. “Neither of the women can explain why they decided to report a crime that never actually happened,” said police spokeswoman Agata Lubuska.

They now face up to three years in prison.  ...