'Serial liar' jailed for 10 years after bogus rape claims - Sensationalist Headlines

[thumb] https://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/13C9D/production/_96835018_co567-2015-beale.jpg [/thumb] [quote] A "serial liar" who made a series of bogus sexual assault allegations against 15 men has been jailed. Jemma Beale falsely claimed she was raped by nine men and sexually assaulted by six, all strangers, in four encounters spanning three years. [B]One allegation led to the conviction of a man who was jailed for seven years.[/B] The 25-year-old from Hounslow was found guilty of perjury and perverting the course of justice following a six-week trial at Southwark Crown Court. Beale, who was in a relationship with a woman, was [B]sentenced to 10 years in prison[/B]. Prosecutor Madeleine Wolfe told the court [B]police spent 6,400 hours investigating Beale's lies at a cost of at least £250,000, and the trial cost at least £109,000[/B]. [/quote] Source: BBC - [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41037826[/URL]

Good fucking riddance.

Got off lightly.

[quote]She alleged she was then gang-raped by him and other men, and even self-inflicted injuries to back up her claims she was assaulted with barbed wire.[/quote] Yeah, she sounds completely right in the head.

I've said this before, and I will say it again. If someone is found to have fabricated an accusation of rape, and the "rapist" ends up serving jail time, the accuser's sentence should [B]at minimum[/B] be the "rapists" served sentence in addition to their punishment for fabricating the accusation. It's fucking disgusting. Accusing someone of rape [I]ruins their life.[/I] The public court of opinions will find them guilty despite [I]any[/I] proof of innocence. They might as well have actually raped someone, because the world is going to treat them like they did anyway.

Give her ten years plus the ten that man she accused will never get back

[QUOTE]"Beale arriving at court during her trial in June. At her sentencing today, she maintained her innocence"[/QUOTE] Apparently she still thinks that she is innocent. [URL="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4818874/Jemma-Beale-jailed-10-years.html"]Tabloid shit source[/URL] but whatever.

[QUOTE=Antimuffin;52608751]Apparently she still thinks that she is innocent. [URL="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4818874/Jemma-Beale-jailed-10-years.html"]Tabloid shit source[/URL] but whatever.[/QUOTE] Say a lie enough time and it will become truth (well at least you will end up beliving it is).

Fucking good. I was half expecting it to be something ridiculous like 18 months.

What I want to know is how the innocent man was found guilty if the only evidence was her word and some injuries she had. Those alone prove nothing? The article doesn't mention this, but I feel that alone should deserve some attention because if an innocent man is locked away like this, something is wrong.

[QUOTE=Breny;52608889]What I want to know is how the innocent man was found guilty if the only evidence was her word and some injuries she had. Those alone prove nothing? The article doesn't mention this, but I feel that alone should deserve some attention because if an innocent man is locked away like this, something is wrong.[/QUOTE] Here in America, you can be convicted of raping a woman just because she cried in court and had a reasonable story of how it happened. You cannot be found innocent, however, unless your lawyer manages to prove irrefutably that you did [I]not[/I] commit rape (such as being in a different country at the time of the alleged rape, etc). It's literally guilty until proven innocent. [editline]3:16[/editline] i know this specific incident occured in the UK, just giving an example of how it works here.

[QUOTE=Breny;52608889]What I want to know is how the innocent man was found guilty if the only evidence was her word and some injuries she had. Those alone prove nothing? The article doesn't mention this, but I feel that alone should deserve some attention because if an innocent man is locked away like this, something is wrong.[/QUOTE] this happened in the UK [url]http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/75[/url] [quote]If in proceedings for an offence to which this section applies it is proved— (a)that the defendant did the relevant act, (b)that any of the circumstances specified in subsection (2) existed, and (c)that the defendant knew that those circumstances existed, the complainant is to be taken not to have consented to the relevant act unless sufficient evidence is adduced to raise an issue as to whether he consented, and the defendant is to be taken not to have reasonably believed that the complainant consented unless sufficient evidence is adduced to raise an issue as to whether he reasonably believed it.[/quote]

Reminds me of a woman I spoke to online recently who told me she has BPD and compulsively makes up stories like this. Fake rape claims, fake suicide attempts, other similar stories for attention. Wouldn't surprise me this woman has a similar issue.

I've always been of mind that proven false rape accusations should merit sexual predator status like an actual rape does. Because really that's what it is if you think about it.

[QUOTE=VprVajraRpv;52608780]Say a lie enough time and it will become truth (well at least you will end up beliving it is).[/QUOTE] True words from George Costanza

[QUOTE=meek;52609606]Reminds me of a woman I spoke to online recently who told me she has BPD and compulsively makes up stories like this. Fake rape claims, fake suicide attempts, other similar stories for attention. Wouldn't surprise me this woman has a similar issue.[/QUOTE] Could be anything in cluster B, really (histrionic, narcissistic, etc)

there's a fine balance between punishing false accusations and ensuring that rape victims aren't reluctant to come forward for fear of being charged for false reporting. it's not as simple as all of you seem to be making it out to be.

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;52610471]there's a fine balance between punishing false accusations and ensuring that rape victims aren't reluctant to come forward for fear of being charged for false reporting. it's not as simple as all of you seem to be making it out to be.[/QUOTE] This is like saying you're afraid of reporting a dead hobo you found in a dumpster because you think you'd be charged for assasinating the president

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;52610471]it's not as simple as all of you seem to be making it out to be.[/QUOTE] Who are you referring to? If someone has been proven to lie about being raped in order to ruin someone's life there have to be consequences.

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;52610471]there's a fine balance between punishing false accusations and ensuring that rape victims aren't reluctant to come forward for fear of being charged for false reporting. it's not as simple as all of you seem to be making it out to be.[/QUOTE] Punishment would only occur if their accusation is [I]proved[/I] to be false. If the accusation is genuine then the worst case scenario is nobody gets charged due to lack of evidence.

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;52610471]there's a fine balance between punishing false accusations and ensuring that rape victims aren't reluctant to come forward for fear of being charged for false reporting. it's not as simple as all of you seem to be making it out to be.[/QUOTE] You don't automatically get punished for false accusations because you couldn't prove the rape, only if they can prove it was a false accusation. They're entirely different things.

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;52610471]there's a fine balance between punishing false accusations and ensuring that rape victims aren't reluctant to come forward for fear of being charged for false reporting. it's not as simple as all of you seem to be making it out to be.[/QUOTE] It actually really is. There is a difference between being unable to prove your claim and there being evidence that you [i]falsified[/i] your claim. Also, tough shit. We don't afford that protection to criminals for any other crime. We don't protect false accusations for any crime besides rape, even though the claim that prosecuting them "could deter victims from coming forward" is equally valid. You also seem to be forgetting that when you don't prosecute false rape claims, there are still victims. Namely, [i]the people whose lives are ruined by the false claims.[/i] It seems like those who advocate against prosecuting false rape claims don't consider them to be "real victims". [editline]25th August 2017[/editline] I think what it comes down to is that [i]you're afraid that the injustices present in rape convictions will be pointed towards alleged victims.[/i] The only reason it would deter victims from coming forward is if [i]people were convicted of faking an accusation without evidence they faked it.[/i] Simply put: it's bad because people might be convicted of something they didn't do. Except [b]men are already dealing with this problem.[/b] Men are already convicted for things they didn't do, and even if they're not convicted, their lives are ruined anyways. I don't see you advocating for these victims. I don't see you pointing out the unjust treatment of men accused of rape. The really disappointing thing is that you're not trying to fix this injustice, you're just trying to make sure that [i]only men[/i] are faced with it.