Allegations of rape, and other aexual offences, are almost in a category of their own due to the fact that consent is often so difficult to establish and that there are rarely any witnesses to the act itself.
But in this case the 'victim' has been proven to have lied, which makes it even more difficult for genuine victims to find the courage to come forward.
That, plus the fact that she has interfered with the basic principles that our criminal justice system rely upon, will see her serve a prison sentence, I'm sure of that.
All said though, I don't agree that false allegations of rape should be treated any differently to other malicious allegations - it's an unnecessary complication.
The whole agenda around rape is volatile; its very difficult to prove and victims always end up being attacked in court, but the cps are under huge pressure from government to improve conviction rates.
It all adds up to a very messy landscape where true justice is very rarely served.
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