UK - Woman continued false sexual assault claim even when CCTV contradicted statement t... - 0 views
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anonymous on 28 Mar 14"An innocent man spent 12 hours in custody after being falsely accused of sexually assaulting a young mum. Joanna Robertson also cost police 69 man hours - at least £1,380 - investigating the complaint that the man had stalked her and forcefully touched her, Dundee Sheriff Court heard. Robertson, 25, of Leith Walk, pleaded guilty to a charge of wasting police time on July 6 last year. After admitting she had made up the sex attack, Sheriff Richard McFarlane deferred sentence for reports and granted her bail. The court heard Robertson went to police HQ in Dundee and claimed she had been stalked through the city centre before being pushed against a wall and attacked."