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The Evening Post
March 28, 2002
False rape claim charge
An 18-year-old Taita woman was due to appear in Lower Hutt District Court
today charged with laying a false complaint of rape.
Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Small said a lot of time and effort was put
into the investigation after the woman reported to police on Monday that she
had been raped by two men in Taita over the weekend. Such complaints were
treated seriously and other inquiries put on hold. A doctor, forensic
scientists and a sexual abuse crisis worker were involved. "It is
extremely frustrating that the valuable resources of the police and other
agencies . . . have been wasted."
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