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Allegations of Sexual
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A Christchurch teenager accused of
making a false rape complaint against two men while on holiday in Nelson
faces being arrested after failing to attend a court hearing. Ahnaka Renee Dunne, 17, was due to
appear in the Christchurch District Court yesterday on a charge of making a
false complaint to police on December 29. Six detectives were assigned to
investigate her complaint that she had been gagged and raped by two men in
Centennial Park in Tahunanui. But police inquiries raised concerns about her
claim. Police discovered that she had met
the two men earlier that evening, had been significantly affected by alcohol,
and later felt embarrassed by what had happened. She allegedly told friends she had
been raped but was carried along with the lie when the police became
involved. Nelson police said Dunne had
admitted inventing the rape claim. At the time, she was only two weeks past
her 17th birthday. Dunne failed to appear when her
case was called yesterday . Police prosecutor Sergeant Dave
Robertson said her case was being considered for diversion. |
