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A young girl who
falsely claimed she was gagged and tied up by boys who cut her hair and
slashed her school uniform probably needs "intensive counselling",
police say. The Rotorua 14-year-old
yesterday made a "full and frank" admission but did not tell police
why she made up the elaborate story. Detective Lehi Hohaia
said the girl would not be charged at this stage but would be referred to the
Rotorua Police Youth Aid Section to undergo a Family Group Conference. "Because of her
age and other things, we tend to think she needs intensive counselling,"
he said. Police initially feared
the girl might have been the victim of more sinister sexual offending and
made a plea to the public for information. The girl claimed she
was accosted on August 24 by three young men who followed her to a reserve in
Western Heights off Fairview Rd. She said she was
dragged to a playground, tied up and gagged with her school socks. She
claimed the boys then cut her hair and shredded her uniform with a pair of
scissors. The girl's mother told
the Daily Post her daughter needed serious psychological help. She said her daughter
was sexually abused when she was nine and did not get the counselling she
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