Woman imprisoned for false rape claim
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 09:00 Muna Tesfai South Sudan >>> . A tribunal court in Juba has sentenced a woman to 15 days in prison for making a false rape claim. The 21 year old woman is said to have made up a story that she was raped by a taxi driver. She told Police that the incident occurred as she took a taxi home on Saturday earlier this month. Police investigators however, proved her story was false when they discovered that the woman used a motorcycle to get home on that night. The unidentified woman later admitted to making up the story for fear of upsetting her boyfriend, who would question why she was out late at night. The taxi driver who was accused of rape has been released and the woman has been jailed for 15 days. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
