A Cyprus court on Monday found a 19 year-old British woman guilty of fabricating claims that she was gang raped by 12 Israeli men.
A Cyprus court on Monday found a 19 year-old British woman guilty of fabricating claims that she was gang raped by 12 Israelis in a hotel room at a tourist resort in the east Mediterranean island nation, saying that her story lacked any credibility.
The woman, who has not been identified, was found guilty of the charge of “public mischief,” which carries a maximum $1,900 fine and up to a year imprisonment. The woman will remain in Cyprus until her Jan. 7 sentencing.Papathanasiou said that the defendant admitted to investigators under questioning that she had lied and apologized.
The woman told investigators that she had been raped by as many as a dozen Israelis aged between 15-20 on July 17. Cyprus police said she retracted the allegations 10 days later after investigators found what they said were inconsistencies in her statements.All 12 Israelis returned home shortly after their release and their defense lawyers said they would sue the woman for damages.
Judge Papathanasiou dismissed her testimony as being “exaggerated, confused contradictory and incoherent.” Charalambidou said witness testimony for the defense created “reasonable doubt” that her client was guilty of the public mischief charge, adding that the judge didn’t “properly assess” that testimony.
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