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NZ Herald
January 16, 2002
Woman admits drug-rape claim invented
A
Tauranga woman lied to police that she had been raped and then made a false
ACC claim, the Tauranga District Court was told yesterday.
Midway through a defended hearing, Amanda Lee
Brennan, aged 19, changed her plea to guilty on charges of making a false
statement to police of an offence and using a document to make a false ACC
claim.
Judge Ian Thomas said it was clear that Brennan had dreamed up the rape.
He remanded her on bail until February 19 for sentencing, ordering a
presentence report and psychological assessment.
Brennan, a mother, had told police she thought she had been drugged and raped
after a night out last April.
She claimed she woke up in business premises wearing only a bra, and that two
men were lying nearby.
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