Woman who falsely cried rape EIGHT times is spared jail
A woman who has cried rape eight times has been spared jail.
Gemma Gregory repeatedly claimed that she had been raped or sexually assaulted by around seven men over a six-year period.
She made the allegations against ex-boyfriends who ended up being quizzed by detectives about what she had alleged against them.
The 28-year-old was given a one-year jail term suspended for two years by a judge who said she must receive mental health treatment.
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Gemma Gregory, seen at court today, made frequent claims that she had been raped
Plymouth Crown Court heard that Gregory suffers from a personality disorder and other disorders for which she needs treatment which the court heard would cost taxpayers up to £280,000.
Gregory, from Amity Place, Plymouth, Devon, made a total of eight false reports of sexual assault including three rapes.
Police also recorded several hundred calls either from her or about her, the court was told. She admitted perverting the course of justice after her latest cry rape allegation.
Judge Francis Gilbert, QC, said: "Making false allegations of rape not only causes a great deal of wasted police time but also it is liable to, and in this case clearly did, cause serious anguish to the person against who the complaint is made.
"It is a very serious matter and it raises a very serious cloud against anyone who would make such an allegation." In May 2006 Gregory rang police to say she had been raped at her home.
She stuck to her story in a video interview three days later.
Prosecutor Piers Norsworthy said she had made eight allegations of sexual assault against seven different men between February 1998 and June 2004. All were discontinued by the police.
He said: "Often these were allegations made against former boyfriends and typical scenarios were that she had met up with them, spent time drinking and then there was a sexual assault."
In June 2002 she made a police statement admitting that she had previously cried rape and was "seeking attention" from the police.
In May last year when she made her latest false claim she was warned she would be prosecuted of it was another lie.
At the end of that month, the man was arrested and interviewed.
For the next five months Gregory regularly contacted police about the case to see how it was progressing. She finally admitted making it up in September when she appeared before a judge.
Detective Constable Paul Weymouth of Plymouth CID who investigated the matter said: "We conducted a thorough rape inquiry.
"Because of previous allegations she had made, it was strenuously explained to her about the implications of making a false claim. "She was medically examined and video interviewed. Forensic evidence was taken from her.
"The boyfriend was a voluntary attendee and he had a phone text message which she sent after she made the rape allegation asking if he was "coming round tonight".
"She denied making it up until she got to court.
"She rang us every two or three days to keep it going and claimed that her ex boyfriend had made silent calls. She wanted him put in prison. She kept this going for along time. Since she was arrested there have been no more calls to us.
"This was the eighth time she had claimed rape or a serious sexual assault by different people." The judge warned her that if she did not comply with the terms of his order over the next two years, she will be brought back to court and have the suspended jail term activated.
Woman who falsely cried rape EIGHT times is spared jail | the Daily Mail
Woman who falsely cried rape EIGHT times is spared jail
- Twitchy2.0
stupid bitch!
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