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This isn't about a false accusation of rape, but rather a false allegation of sexual assault. I really want to get it off my chest so I hope you don't mind me posting here.
So, this past January I was walking home at about midnight. I live in a massive apartment block with several blocks splitting them up. Now as I was walking to my block a woman walked passed me and then when she got to her block entrance door shouted "oi sexy" and called me over. I went across and we had a conversation of a sexual nature which lasted only about ten seconds and then she told me to "f off". I then just went back across to my block and up in to my flat.
Two weeks later police turn up and arrest me for sexual assault and I was taken to be questioned. At questioning I was given her witness statement where she claims to not have called me over. I was told she was coming back from a club and she may have been intoxicated. I was then told she has accused me of grabbing her by the wrist and pushing her up against the wall. Which I totally did not do. They also had CCTV and showed me this, the conclusion from this was that they could not even tell if I had touched her let alone had done what she claims. However, they said their was a witness and I will be released until they speak to the witness.
The witness, if I remember correctly from the night of the accusation came in to my eyesight just after the woman and told me to f off. Therefore, she couldn't have seen much. But the witness appeared from the same block as the woman that had accused me and therefore they may even know each other. It took the police six weeks since the alleged incident for them to get a statement of this witness. Could these two not have made a convincing no-hole story in that time? It seems an awfully long period!
After the police got the witness statement, I was told I was being charged and now will be attending a magistrates court next week.
I haven't let this out to anyone yet and I really felt the need to say it on here because I can't keep it bottled up any longer. From my perspective, I don't think there's a very strong case at all and the CCTV supports me if anything but I am still really worried
So, this past January I was walking home at about midnight. I live in a massive apartment block with several blocks splitting them up. Now as I was walking to my block a woman walked passed me and then when she got to her block entrance door shouted "oi sexy" and called me over. I went across and we had a conversation of a sexual nature which lasted only about ten seconds and then she told me to "f off". I then just went back across to my block and up in to my flat.
Two weeks later police turn up and arrest me for sexual assault and I was taken to be questioned. At questioning I was given her witness statement where she claims to not have called me over. I was told she was coming back from a club and she may have been intoxicated. I was then told she has accused me of grabbing her by the wrist and pushing her up against the wall. Which I totally did not do. They also had CCTV and showed me this, the conclusion from this was that they could not even tell if I had touched her let alone had done what she claims. However, they said their was a witness and I will be released until they speak to the witness.
The witness, if I remember correctly from the night of the accusation came in to my eyesight just after the woman and told me to f off. Therefore, she couldn't have seen much. But the witness appeared from the same block as the woman that had accused me and therefore they may even know each other. It took the police six weeks since the alleged incident for them to get a statement of this witness. Could these two not have made a convincing no-hole story in that time? It seems an awfully long period!
After the police got the witness statement, I was told I was being charged and now will be attending a magistrates court next week.
I haven't let this out to anyone yet and I really felt the need to say it on here because I can't keep it bottled up any longer. From my perspective, I don't think there's a very strong case at all and the CCTV supports me if anything but I am still really worried
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