Korean Woman Receives Lenient Sentence After Conviction for False Rape Allegation
|I believe anyone that makes a false rape allegation should face the same punishment as someone convicted of rape. The woman in this case since the sentence was suspended only has to do 120 hours of community service after making an allegation that could of sent the accused to jail and ruined his life:
A woman has been found guilty of falsely accusing a man of raping her.
On Monday, Ulsan District Court sentenced the woman to eight months’ jail, suspended for two years, and 120 hours of community service.
According to the court, the woman falsely accused a man of raping her when she was drunk last year.
But the court found that the woman had consented to having sexual intercourse.
When her boyfriend found out that she cheated on him, she falsely told police the man had raped her.
“Sexual crimes often have no objective evidence other than the statement of the victims,” the court said in a ruling statement.
“Therefore a false claim can greatly hinder the justice system and needs to be severely punished.” [Korea Times]