Girl given caution over false rape allegation in Portsmouth - 06-05-2008

Police have cautioned a teenage girl after she admitted making a false allegation of rape.She had told police that she had been raped in Wimbledon Park on August 20 last year by a group of foreign men.

Police launched a large investigation into the incident at the time but no one was every charged over the attack.

Now the girl has been questioned further by detectives and has admitted she made the whole thing up. 

She has been given a final warning caution as a result.

Detective Inspector Ray Hallet from Portsmouth CID said: "We have now written to everyone who was involved in the investigation to let them know the outcome and thanked them for their help. I would like to assure people we deal with all allegations of rape very seriously. We will also deal robustly with any false allegations." 

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www.hampshire.police.uk

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