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The Dominion Post
January 25 2008

False rape complaint

A Hamilton woman has admitted she falsely accused a man of raping her in August last year. She said she did so as retribution after he allegedly stole a $50 Warehouse voucher from one of her friends. In Hamilton District Court, Zoe Joy Maxine Arama, 18, pleaded guilty to one count of making a false complaint. Community magistrate Pat Oettli ordered Arama to pay $375 reparation and reminded her of the effect her complaint had had on others.