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  • An Inspiring Rape Allegation

    Life is amazing. It's so exciting because you never know whats coming round the corner. One day I was wishing something exciting would happen in my life, the next day I'm arrested under suspicion of raping my ex girl friend 3 times. You would never expect it to happen to someone you know, let alone to yourself!

    It's all pretty complicated, but here's a brief summary of my case...

    I'm a 19 year old university student and was going out with her for over 10 months. She always talked about wanting to get engaged but I always told her to not get too carried away in a relationship because you have to wait until you are 100% certain and with her only being 17, we were way too young! I always planned on getting married at about 26 because then I would be nicely settled in a career and could make the most of having my own family. She was always a bit too closed minded and extreme, so I thought we had a lot to overcome before even considering engagement! Anyway, I won't go too into the background of our relationship, but basically it was as unpredictable as I always predicted because one day we both agreed we were at our all time peak, and a few days later it was over.

    After we broke up she still said to me how she still wanted to get back together one day and do everything we planned, but now was not the right time. I suspected it was because there was now someone else she was with, but she promised to me that there wasn't. Twice she came round to my house, and we ended up doing stuff. Both times we agreed we shouldn't really be doing couple stuff anymore because we wern't a couple anymore! She was actually the one who initiated all the moves and I went along with it because I wasn't exactly saving myself for anyone. I did lose a bit of respect for her though when she'd say comments like "it's hard to resist after having sex on tap for so long". Sex mad girls is such a turn off, but she was a good girl in her heart. My heart kinda still wanted to get back with her, but my head knew it would never work because of her closedmind.

    After I contacted one of her college friends to ask what their perspective on the relationship was, she got mad because I didnt ask her permission. It ended with me telling her friend to "tell her to not bother coming round just for sex anymore". A bit harsh of me, but in the heat of the moment in a conversation by text message, it just comes out. She was pretty mad at me for that, and resulted in her never talking to me ever again. Next thing I knew was that I was arrested at 6:00am by 6 policemen under suspision of rape 3 times, room raied and my laptop, fone etc taken, interrigated on tape, in a cell for about 12 hours, and then let out on bail with a hearing this time next month! Never ever been on that side of the law before, so was a memorable experience. The police really do look at you as if you are the most insane person in the world.

    The first allegation is when we were actually together and she visited me for a week and saw eachother everyday. We both agreed it was the absolute peak of our relationship. We had sex everyday (thats not the reason it was good, but just a something to keep note of)! Saturday was ok, sunday was good, Monday was great, Tuesday was amazing, Wednesday "I raped her", Thursday was amazing, friday was the best ever, saturday was great! I don't know about you, but if I was raped I wouldn't come back for more, and I still don't know why the day afterwards wernt "rape" either!?

    Between the first allegation and the other two I have emails of her saying how much she loves me, how she wants to stay together forever, and how she's thankful to everything I ever done for her. Now, that would strike me as a bit weird if i had recently raped her. I would not want to stay with someone forever, let alone thank them for it if I had just been raped. Well, not unless I enjoy being raped and had a rape fetish.

    The 2nd and 3rd allegations were the two times we met up after breaking up. Both times she initiated it, and both times afterwards we all had a good laugh cooking together with my 6 house mates. They all thought we were gettin back together because we seemed so happy. But oh yeah, obviously she was just faking it because she had actually just came back for more rape-age! I forgot about her rape fetish! Some kinda rape fetish is one of the only explainations I can come up with to why she kept coming back for more, and continued to be so happy about it.

    Or on the other hand, I came up with another theory. We ended. She got with someone else. Found the need to come back and see me and do stuff. I dropped her in it by telling her friend what she was up to (cheating on someone), and this is her revenge. A bit harsh of her, but to be honest I can also see how the situation of being as extreme as she was could have arisen: Her boy friend found out, and she went "i didnt mean to do it." One thing leads to another, her mum reports it to the police as rape! I got no bad feelings towards her. Everyone I know hates her, but I just feel sorry that she wants to live her life the way she does. To be honest I think I care for her now that I ever did before. There's no point in hating her because that will get me no where. Hate leads to the darkside afterall.

    Everyone I know is obviously in shock, cant believe it and find it scary how I'm on a thin line to being locked up for life.... but at the same time we all find it pretty hillarious. It's the most ridiculous story ever, and I've enjoyed telling it to everyone I know. "The day I got arrested for rape" just sounds unreal. No one would have guessed. I know that I havnt done it, so why feel so traumatised by it? It's true that when I read her statement that I feel like I'm going to be sick, but at the same time it makes me laugh that she's just not thought it through and hates me that much to want to end my life.

    I've actually got more positives than negatives to take out of this experience. I deffinitely would have rather this all happened than not. It's made me a much stronger person. Its brought me closer to all my friends and family. It's made me appreciate everything much more. It's given me inspiration to be much more focused in my career. It's given me a story for my grand children, and so much more.

    It is just a bit annoying that I&#39;m paying for my phone contract but cant use it, and with so much university work not being able to use my laptop, but surely I can claim a tiny bit of compensation on that? And yeh, maybe I don&#39;t want a relationship for a long while now and will be much more careful, but I believe the right girl will come at the right time&#33; Bad things will always happen in life, and I believe you have two options. 1) see it as the worst thing ever and let it bring you down. or 2) Embrace it and be happy. Which would you choose? Obviously we would all want option 2, but its not always easy to naturally feel it. I was just hoping that a 19 year old nobody could give the rest of you some hope and inspiration. Life isn&#39;t all that bad. Everything always ends ok, because if things arnt ok, its not the end [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

    Sorry about that waffle, I could talk forever about this so... Bring on the 25th January&#33; Should be a good experience.

    Any advice or comments please?

  • #2
    All i would say is take it very serious because you dont no how it will end up you could get between 5 years and life if they chose to believe her.
    Good luck

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    • #3
      Hi there

      take it very seriously as too many of these bogus allegations end up in a conviction


      Regards


      Val [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/heart.gif[/img]

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      • #4
        Thank you for your comments sad person 6 and val lavender. And don&#39;t worry, im taking this very seriously because as you say, all it takes is for a few people to not see the truth and my life is over. But if you see the true meaning of my original post, it&#39;s that you shouldn&#39;t let the experience bring you down and ruin your life. Being depressed or being happy won&#39;t change their decision, so I have chosen to be happy. Be happy and have faith, have no bad feelings. That&#39;s what I&#39;ve always believed [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] This experience has just made my beliefs stronger.

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        • #5
          Hello my dear,

          Sorry about what has happend to you. I can feel the situation you are passing through as i am also facing the same false allegations of rape from my ex girld friend. Offcourse don,t be stressed but as advised, please take it seriously as such bogus rape allegations have already sent many innocent people to jail.

          First of all get an expert solicitor if you are not happy with your duty solicitor. You can contact FASO (www.false-allegations.org.uk) and they can provide you a list of solicitors who are specialist is such areas. I am also awaiting decision on my bail return at the end of january. So be strong and I pray God be with us.

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          • #6
            Hello

            I think it is a wonderful thing, that you are seeing this allegation as a positive, and using the experience to enhance your life.

            I don&#39;t wish to sound gloomy, but your experience of a false allegation is by no means over. regardless of how ridiculous it seems, how flimsy the prosecution evidence, or how many witnesses you have testifying on your behalf, this could still result in you serving time in prison for a sex offence you didn&#39;t commit.

            embrace the experience, and learn from it, but please take it incredibly seriously.

            on a positive note, my husband and i have grown stronger and closer since our ordeal. it is still not over - he has yet to find a permanent job, and still is uncomfiortable in social situations, but we have come a very long way through incredible darkness, and are emotionally and spiritually closer as a result.

            good luck.

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            • #7
              km plz plz take this very very seriously ......... people think that it is just a grudge and it turns nasty and ugly in court beleive me people who accuse do like to take back the allegation because it proves they are liars by the sounds of this she is taking it all the way get a bloody good barristor keep us updated how your doing hugs x

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              • #8
                Hi There

                If you are having any trouble finding a good solicitor and barrister you can contact me via FASO, good luck.


                regards.

                [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/heart.gif[/img]

                Val

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                • #9
                  just make sure you have a good barrister



                  [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/heart.gif[/img]

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                  • #10
                    Hey...

                    Just incase you wanted an update on my story. My hearing date finally came after months and months... just to get re-bailed because they haven&#39;t looked at the evidence yet&#33; Now being re-bailed till the end of April. They really like to drag it out, which is probably the most frustraiting feeling I have ever felt&#33;

                    I asked if they are making sure that they are doing a thorough search on my computer and phone for specific evidence for me (the emails etc), and I had to give them my email and passwords. I thought the police could access it all without me telling them my passwords, and it felt like they wern&#39;t planning on looking for evidence that would help me. Should I be putting together my defence or should I expect the police to find it for me?

                    My solicitor has been good, but are simply waiting for me to get charged before they start putting my case together (interviewing witnesses etc). I can understand why, because if they just drop the charges at the first hearing, the work would have been pointless. But after finding out I am being re-bailed for another few months, it&#39;s starting to just get annoying. The whole ordeal might have been a positive experience, but waiting and not knowing just gets plain annoying&#33;&#33;

                    Oh well, it&#39;s all good&#33; [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

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                    • #11
                      yep, you are now discovering the delights of our legal system. it sucks doesn&#39;t it? The CPS and the Police don&#39;t care how long you live wth this allegation hanging over you.

                      My husband&#39;s accuser rang the police after one week to say that she had changed her mind, and she hadn&#39;t been raped after all. But they didn&#39;t inform my husband of this for 4 months. FOUR MONTHS of living with a totally fictitious appegation of rape hanging over him, when the plice had heard it from her MOUTH that he had not raped her. when we got all the paperwork from them prior to his prosecution for indecent assault, they had made a note of her phone call, stating that the rape did not take place, and they had marked "Not For Disclosure" next to it. They had no intention of telling him he was no longer a rape suspect.

                      During this time he became suicidal, he self harmed, and he lost his job.

                      Bear in mind that the police will not be looking for any evidence exonerating you. Such is the pressure on them to increase conviction rates, they will only be interested in evidence which implies your guilt. Make sure your solicitor unearths all this evidence, as they certainly wont be bothered to.

                      good luck. I know the waiting is horrendous, and the longer it goes on the harder it becomes to see a positive outcome. Let us know how you get on.

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                      • #12
                        Almost a year on… on a thin line between life and death… the police ring me on my birthday to say that the charges had been dropped. When they rang I had all my friends there on my birthday party, and was pretty drunk at the time. After hearing the news I was so over whelmed that I almost cried in front of them all.

                        Looking back… Did I just waste a year of my life? No way. I would not ever change a thing. Yes, I might have lost thousands of pounds due to buying new computers (because the police took mine), but I’d definitely pay that for the positives that I’ve gained from this experience.

                        It’s brought me a million times closer to all my friends and family and it’s made me realise how strong and positive I am. Everything always ends ok, because if things aren’t ok, it’s not the end. I no longer worry about much. If anything bad ever happens, it’s not really much of a comparison to what I’ve been through, so I embrace it even more. The whole story illustrates so much about what I believe in, and is a real life example of how to always look on the bright side. It’s given me the career inspiration to want to help people in ways such as giving talks etc. One of the only downsides is that my friends can’t joke about their “mate on bail for rape” anymore. And yeah, that sounds stupid, because it is!!!!

                        I’ve seriously had the best year of my life. Thank you everyone.

                        P.S. Does anyone have MySpace???

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