Broadstairs rape claim woman charged
The 42-year-old had accused two men of attacking her in September last year.
She reported the crime to police in the early hours of Sunday September, 6 claiming that two unknown men had raped her.
Police spent days investigating the allegations, spending around £40,000.
Two men were arrested but statements taken from other people on the beach at the time of the alleged attack revealed contradictions.
On Wednesday February, 3 the woman from Ramsgate was arrested on suspicion of wasting police time and making a false statement and admitted that she had made up the incident.
District Commander for Thanet, Chief Inspector Mitchell Fox said: “This was very unusual and out of character for Broadstairs, which has a deserved reputation as a very safe place to live, work and visit.”
Detective Inspector Lee Whitehead, who led the investigation said “We would like to reassure the community that all allegations of this nature are treated seriously and thoroughly investigated. Victims of such crimes are always treated with great discretion and sensitivity. Any allegations proved to be false are also treated seriously and dealt with accordingly. False allegations undermine genuine victims of sexual assault and divert police resources away from what we should be concentrating on.”
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