Man served 4 years in jail for a sex crime he did not commit, woman to serve 60 days on weekends

dals30 · 2013-08-21T20:49:01+00:00

"My life was wrecked by it and so was his."

Maybe I'm being petty, but something about how she addresses how it affected her life first and foremost sort of bugs me. Like not only is it selfish, but it's insignificant by comparison to what he endured.

IameAuhSomme · 2013-08-21T19:01:39+00:00

Elizabeth Paige Coast, 23, tearfully recounted how she made up the story,

tearfully recounted

Well there's the root of the problem right there.

then stuck to it through a police investigation and trial because she was too scared to back out.

Too fucking bad. A man went to jail because you lied. You don't get to play the victim here.

typhonblue · 2013-08-21T19:26:36+00:00

I'd like to see women like this tour the country and give speeches about false rape accusations to high schools, colleges, police departments and women's centers.

"Yes women lie about rape. I did."

Even if they don't do time, they can make a positive difference in other ways.

RustyWinger · 2013-08-21T20:34:51+00:00

Just out of curiosity, he is now able to sue her in civil court for other compensation beyond the court ordered remuneration?

Swingingbells · 2013-08-21T19:03:29+00:00

Addressing the defendant, she said," "Is there an eye for an eye, or is there room for compassion?"

titwrench · 2013-08-21T20:44:11+00:00

She should have to serve the complete sentence he was given. If you are willing to low and take away years of a persons life and their ability have a normal life when they get out, not to mention the psychological damage then you should have to endure the punishment yourself. And that should be in addition to the charges faced for the crime she committed..

Chervenko · 2013-08-21T23:37:41+00:00

Why was he convicted in the first place? Why was this even brought to trial?

wysiwyg2 · 2013-08-21T23:37:29+00:00

It's shit like this that make me want to move to an island and live by myself.

Ted8367 · 2013-08-22T00:04:34+00:00

Lacking evidence, the case pitted the credibility of Coast against that of Montgomery, who insisted he was innocent. Coast's fabrication convinced a Hampton police detective, a veteran prosecutor and the judge who found Montgomery guilty.

The Hampton police detective and the judge got it wrong. They are incompetent and should no longer work in those capacities. Unless you want more innocent men convicted, of course.

zymanis · 2013-08-21T22:32:49+00:00

This shit happens way too often.. There needs to be some serious penalties for this behavior. Treat these lying bitches like we treat drug dealers.. Drug charges are worse than murder charges in some cases

brainburger · 2013-08-22T00:12:51+00:00

Ron Smith, the defense attorney, stressed that Coast came forward on her own and did not try to defend herself. She realized her mistake, albeit late, and does not have a criminal record. Putting her in jail for a lengthy period will send the message to others who want to recant that "if you come forward, we're going to lock you up."

There is some truth to that. If she hadn't owned-up the guy would still be in gaol. Giving her a relatively lenient sentence might encourage others to come forward, if they did something similar.

nrjk · 2013-08-22T00:45:15+00:00

I love how there are campaigns about "Teach your sons not to rape". Maybe there should be campaigns about "Teach your kids not to make false allegations".

I tend to think that the punishment should be twice what the accused got. One for making a false allegation and two for destroying someones life. This, of course, should be applied to both sexes...until the cries of "benevolent sexism!" are heard and then it's only applied to men.

edit: grammar

Weedidiot · 2013-08-22T02:27:37+00:00

This is only appalling if you expect equality. I don't.

I know it's wrong. But I don't expect things will ever be right. Not in my lifetime anyway.

This system is too guarded. And our society too dumb.

Nobody gives a fuck. And if you do, you're either not doing it right... or you're dealt with.

Raidicus · 2013-08-22T03:29:49+00:00

One thing I will say: at least out of jail she can hold a job to pay the money she owes the guy.

ChewyIsThatU · 2013-08-22T04:22:46+00:00

She should serve every day he served. Period.

Whisper · 2013-08-21T23:09:02+00:00

People whimper about misogyny when /r/TheRedPill links to an article about women being "the most mature teenager in the house", but then what happens when one does something seriously wrong?

She gets grounded.

60secs · 2013-08-21T22:54:59+00:00

I think the financial penalty is more useful to the victim here. Putting her in jail doesn't put $ in his pocket to compensate him for the time he unjustly served.

Which would the victim prefer: justice or quick restitution?

Chervenko · 2013-08-21T23:27:00+00:00

This shit makes me sick. She took 4 years of his life away, I don't think 60 weekend days is a proper payback to society for being a lying, manipulative cunt.

2013-08-22T03:16:12+00:00

Sue the cunt for every dime she has

thesprunk · 2013-08-21T21:54:12+00:00

I'd much rather a slap on the wrist and an innocent man go free as a result of a confession than the liar never coming forward because the punishment was severe.

Eenjoy · 2013-08-21T22:57:51+00:00

And has to pay $90, 000 in restitution... the fucked up part is that, I bet, the man that served almost 4 years will not get that money either. The government gets its money repaid for imprisoning an innocent, yet the innocent man just lost years of his life for nothing.

ThePigman · 2013-08-22T11:47:54+00:00

Good thing she didn't kill him -- then she would have gotten only 30 days.

Dimitrisan · 2013-08-21T21:57:46+00:00

Come on people - this was posted at least twice before and one of the earlier posts is still in the top 20 of /r/mensrights

akakaze · 2013-08-22T05:06:02+00:00

"Montgomery, now 27, is living at his father's home in western North Carolina. He has previously said he didn't think Coast should go to prison for her actions."

In other circumstances, I think I'd feel differently; but he was the one wronged and his view on how to handle things should carry quite a bit of weight in this.

Shin-LaC · 2013-08-22T07:55:36+00:00

The jail sentence seems fair, consider the circumstances. $90k is too little restitution for 4 years in jail, though. Hopefully the state of Virginia will pay at least as much.

Arxl · 2013-08-22T10:05:53+00:00

Stuff like this makes me think that if I got out I would be put back in prison for the torturous murder of this person.

OSU_CSM · 2013-08-22T12:20:41+00:00

Wow so according to this news coverage, the reason that she lied in the first place was because her mother caught her looking at porn... which she blamed on her "sexual assault" years earlier.

http://wtkr.com/2013/08/19/coast-to-serve-two-months-for-committing-perjury/

HappyAtheist3 · 2013-08-21T23:56:18+00:00

Do women get raped in prison?

2013-08-22T01:51:04+00:00

My feelings on the verdict: The jail time is pointless. Scrap it. She could have gone her entire life without ever revealing this, but she didn't. She came forward and corrected her error. This suggests that she's not a threat to anyone so there's no need to lock her up.

As for the $90,000 dollar penalty, that is way to low. It should be at least a quarter of a million dollars. Maybe higher.

My reasoning for this is simple. In the case of a non violent offender who shows genuine remorse and thus is not likely a threat to others, restitution is preferable to incarceration. Incarceration is expensive and doesn't help the victim at all. Restitution on the other hand saves taxpayers the cost of locking her up, while at the same time providing a benefit to the person that was wronged.

Al_Kemist · 2013-08-21T23:07:18+00:00

This is a repost.

UnpluggedUnglued · 2013-08-22T05:58:03+00:00

Sounds like a cunt to me

2013-08-22T01:24:38+00:00

....It's always the fat ugly ones.

robotearz · 2013-08-22T03:23:46+00:00

Hopefully she gets raped.

Title	Man served 4 years in jail for a sex crime he did not commit, woman to serve 60 days on weekends
Author	Geri_Freki
Upvotes	1025
Comments	161
Date	August 21, 2013 5:42 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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