>In 2017, Sophie Pointon, a criminology student falsely accused a taxi driver of rape after he refused to accept a kebab-soaked tenner.
>She told cops that she had been sexually assaulted in the back of a cab after a night out in Leeds city centre. She signed a statement giving a detailed account of the alleged incident.
>The driver was tracked down and held in custody for hours. He was unable to work for 4 weeks due to the claim.
>The driver claimed that Sophie was drunk. He claimed that she was being abusive and ran around the car opening doors. At the time, he didn’t think too much about the incident, as some intoxicated people act out like this.
>A recording of the conversation between the driver and a phone operator at his taxi office supported his story. The GPS tracker on the car also revealed Pointon’s account of the incident to be untrue.
>After the police challenged her claims, she broke down in tears. She asked if she could drop the charges. She pleaded guilty to perverting justice. She was given 16 months.
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Yahoo News
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