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8 years of being a pariah.....because a childs mother told her to accuse him...

whomitconcerns · 2013-07-23 08:37:36

i was just aghast when i read this... http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/rape-charges-against-man-withdrawn-after-niece-says-she-lied-29441544.html

23-07-2013 8:37am

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i was just aghast when i read this...

CHARGES against a man who pleaded guilty to raping his niece have been withdrawn after the girl later admitted she was lying.

The girl, who is now aged 18, told gardaí that her mother made her file a complaint to gardaí and social services when she was about ten years old, claiming her uncle had abused her.

The 41-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had maintained his innocence until the trial but pleaded guilty on the day because he said he was “completely terrified” of going to prison.

He believed a guilty plea offered the best chance of avoiding a jail sentence.

He had pleaded guilty to rape and serious sexual assault, including penetrating the girl's anus with his penis, at a house in Galway city between September 1, 2004 and February 28, 2005.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/rape-charges-against-man-withdrawn-after-niece-says-she-lied-29441544.html

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#2 23-07-2013 8:42am

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Time for the baby mama to be locked up and this man given a chance to put the pieces of his life back together

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#3 23-07-2013 8:43am

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This was on here a while ago.

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#4 23-07-2013 8:45am

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The mother should face charges.. but she probably won't because she has a sob-story :rolleyes:

"Amazing" how that works really - "Man's world" indeed!

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#5 23-07-2013 8:47am

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NiallSparky wrote: »

This was on here a while ago.

only saw it this morn on indo..first I heard of it..but can be closed if a dupe..I was just shocked to see it though...

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#6 23-07-2013 8:47am

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Boombastic wrote: »

Time for the baby mama to be locked up and this man given a chance to put the pieces of his life back together

Please don't say baby mama again.

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#7 23-07-2013 8:48am

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A false accusation like this should carry as harsh a sentence as the alleged offence IMO.

I can't even fathom the level of distress that man has gone thru because of the actions of this twisted beeyatch.

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#8 23-07-2013 9:11am

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The problem with handing down a harsh sentence in a case like this is that it stops other women who have lied from coming forward and admitting what they've done.

If you lock her up, how many innocent men will rot in jail when they otherwise would have been freed?
How many recantations will be stopped?

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#9 23-07-2013 9:13am

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The_Minister wrote: »

The problem with handing down a harsh sentence in a case like this is that it stops other women who have lied from coming forward and admitting what they've done.

If you lock her up, how many innocent men will rot in jail when they otherwise would have been freed?
How many recantations will be stopped?

It may deter them from doing it in the first place. I'd hope there are no other liars out there. If there are, what a sick thing to do.

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#10 23-07-2013 9:15am

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The_Minister wrote: »

The problem with handing down a harsh sentence in a case like this is that it stops other women who have lied from coming forward and admitting what they've done.

If you lock her up, how many innocent men will rot in jail when they otherwise would have been freed?
How many recantations will be stopped?

Would it not work as a deterrent for future false accusations?

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#11 23-07-2013 9:20am

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shocking

i've witnessed child 'assault' allegations being fabricated too in parental disputes

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#12 23-07-2013 9:48am

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thread here OP

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