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Allegations of Sexual
Abuse in NZ |
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Waikato Times A Hamilton woman who falsely
accused a man of raping her, did so as retribution, after the man she accused
allegedly stole a $50 Warehouse voucher from one of her friends. But in the Hamilton District Court
yesterday, Zoe Joy Maxine Arama, 18, admitted she made the rape complaint up,
pleading guilty to one count of making a false complaint. The court was told a friend of
Arama's rang police on Christmas Day to make the rape complaint. Arama was
later interviewed by police, and claimed she had been raped on August 1 last
year. Police re-interviewed Arama on
January 4 and, after they pointed out inconsistencies in her story, she
admitted she had made it up. Community Magistrate Pat Oettli
ordered Arama to pay $375 reparation and reminded her of the effect her
complaint had had on others.
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