It's a sad state of affairs when one reads an article like this and immediately wonders how long it will be before the police conclude it never happened.

ignatiusloyola · 2010-05-08T14:00:28+00:00

They appropriately stated that it was an 'alleged sexual assault'. If the woman was assaulted, that is horrible and I hope they catch the two guys. If not, then this is just another baseless claim that diminishes the weight of other, legitimate claims.

Until evidence is found either way, it isn't appropriate for anyone to make judgment on the legitimacy of the case. But I do understand what you mean when you say it is a sad state of affairs. People common to the FRS blog and this subreddit may be inundated with stories of false claims, and so it becomes the common thought. Proof that false rape claims harm legitimate ones.

Subversive · 2010-05-09T11:26:27+00:00

There's another article from a different paper about this alleged attack. There's a comment from one of the detectives involved that provides some insight to how they really view this case.

[Detective Sergeant ] Mullacrane said it was highly unusual to have two attackers in a sexual assault and kidnapping case. He said: "People who rape and do these things generally do it alone."

And then there's the usual misandrist claptrap from a local feminist.

Subversive · 2010-05-08T06:33:05+00:00

This allegation is almost identical to several similar cases I've seen in the NZ media over the past few years. I don't think even one of them turned out to have any merit.

It'll certainly be a shame if it turns out to be true; I'm pretty certain that the default police position (even if they don't admit to it) will be to suspect her of lying.

Rygarb · 2010-05-08T17:42:47+00:00

Another false rape claim? Sad state of affairs indeed...

Title	It's a sad state of affairs when one reads an article like this and immediately wonders how long it will be before the police conclude it never happened.
Author	Subversive
Upvotes	10
Comments	4
Date	May 8, 2010 6:30 AM UTC (16 years ago)
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