Two rape allegations, one acquittal and a suicide

[Tony]

What a terrible story.

 

AN INNOCENT man today spoke of his "hell" - after being falsely accused of rape by a woman whose lies drove another young man to suicide.

 

Shocked jurors who cleared Olumide Fadayomi of rape after just 45 minutes of deliberations gasped and broke down in tears as they were told his accuser had previously made up the same allegations about another man, who went on to kill himself.

 

Despite falsely crying rape twice, the 21-year-old South Yorkshire woman cannot be named in The Star for legal reasons, and her anonymity must be protected.

 

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Rape-lies-made-my-life.6314422.jp

[Ducky1]

This woman should be named before it happens to some other innocent person.

[NorthernStar]

It is bad, surely there's something the police can charge the girl with, perhaps wasting police time or perverting the course of justice. She sounds evil.

[boyfriday]

This is an awful case and the defendant is 'lucky' he had such compelling evidence to support his innocence.

 

I'm not sure though about the benefits of naming women where defendants are found not guilty, although in this case there appears to be clear evidence that her allegation was a malicious one, rather than the defendant being found not guilty on the basis of probability-or her word against mine.

 

The vast majority of rape victims are reluctant to pursue their attackers in the first place, so I dont think naming them before, during or post trial is helpful, it would simply deter genuine rape victims further.

 

I'd rather see anonymity for both parties, unless the defendant is found guilty.

[Agent Orange]

How terrible. I hope this woman gets what is coming to her, charged with the relevant offences and given a decent stretch inside.

[Saffy]

What an evil little coo ..

[dink]

This is an awful case and the defendant is 'lucky' he had such compelling evidence to support his innocence.

 

I'm not sure though about the benefits of naming women where defendants are found not guilty, although in this case there appears to be clear evidence that her allegation was a malicious one, rather than the defendant being found not guilty on the basis of probability-or her word against mine.

 

The vast majority of rape victims are reluctant to pursue their attackers in the first place, so I dont think naming them before, during or post trial is helpful, it would simply deter genuine rape victims further.

 

I'd rather see anonymity for both parties, unless the defendant is found guilty.

 

Agree with you on this one boyfriday, this fella will always have this ''rape'' allegation hanging over him for rest of his life, it should be anonymity for both untill found guilty.

[Suffragette1]

It begs the question as to why this allegation was picked up by the CPS in the first place. As the article states:

 

And in an attack on the Crown Prosecution Service, Judge Robertshaw said the case against Mr Fadayomi should never have gone ahead.

 

"The evidence did not and was never going to prove rape," he said, adding "the prime overriding consideration" in the CPS' decision had been merely that "the complainant wished the case to go ahead".

 

What a waste of time and money not to mention putting the defendant through a living hell. If the article is anything to go by, the so called evidence was flimsy to say the least, if the two other witnesses did not corroborate the complainant's evidence and if her friend testified that she had 'bragged' to her that she would accuse the defendant of rape.

 

Sadly, what all this case serves to do is undermine the credibility of genuine rape cases. Was this case brought before the courts merely to make an example of her? Is the complainant's wish to go ahead enough for it to get as far as it did? Presumably she is being charged with 'perverting the course of justice' (or whatever the correct charge is) and quite right too.

 

I'm with BF (for once;)), removing anonymity of witnesses for the prosecution would deter more women (and men) from reporting acts of rape.

[Suffragette1]

Agree with you on this one boyfriday, this fella will always have this ''rape'' allegation hanging over him for rest of his life, it should be anonymity for both untill found guilty.

 

Yes, but he has chosen to speak out about it, it would appear.

[Amaranthus]

She should be careful lest she become the girl who cried wolf. Disgusting person.