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Sophie Pointon jailed for falsely accusing taxi driver of sexual assault

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Date: August 27th, 2019 2:52 PM
Author: umber puppy lodge

Sophie Pointon falsely accused a taxi driver CREDIT: FACEBOOK

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/19/student-jailed-falsely-accusing-taxi-driver-sexual-assault-refused-accept/

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19 SEPTEMBER 2017 • 4:17PM

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Acriminology student has been jailed after falsely claiming a taxi driver sexually assaulted her after he refused to accept a £10 note covered in kebab oil.

Sophie Pointon, 22, told police officers she had been molested in the back of the cab she had been picked up in after a night out.

The student rang police in the early hours of April 22, this year, then continued the lie by signing a statement giving an account of the attack, in Leeds, West Yorks.

Pointon, 22, told officers she had been molested in the back of the cab

Pointon, 22, told officers she had been molested in the back of the cab CREDIT: FACEBOOK

Leeds Crown Court heard the driver, a father-of-five, was tracked down and kept in custody for six hours. He was also unable to work for four weeks as a result of the claim.

Kate Bisset, prosecuting, said the driver was interviewed and said he could recall Pointon being "extremely drunk" when she got into his car holding a kebab.

He said Pointon threw a £10 note at him when they reached the Hyde Park area but he refused to accept it as it was covered in oil from the kebab.

Pointon was jailed for 16 months

Pointon was jailed for 16 months CREDIT: FACEBOOK

The driver said Pointon then became abusive and ran around the car opening doors. The prosecutor said: "He did not think much of it at the time because such incident with people who are intoxicated are not unusual."

A recording of a conversation between the driver and a phone operator at his taxi office supported his account.

The court heard a GPS tracker fitted to the car also revealed Pointon's description of the taxi journey to be untrue.

Sophie Pointon

Sophie Pointon CREDIT: FACEBOOK

Pointon broke down in tears and asked if she could drop the charges when her account was challenged by police.

She pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice.

Denise Breen-Lawton, mitigating, said Pointon, of Manchester, had been studying in Leeds at the time. She said her hopes of becoming a police officer were now ruined.

She was jailed for 16 months.

Judge Christopher Batty told her: "Your malicious complaint has done a huge disservice to those seeking justice through the police and courts."

The driver described in a statement how the false allegation had caused him to suffer from stress.

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Date: August 27th, 2019 3:00 PM
Author: silver motley box office keepsake machete

"She said her hopes of becoming a police officer were now ruined."

As well they should be

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Date: August 27th, 2019 2:54 PM
Author: shimmering ticket booth regret

She’s hot but will be fat within 3 yrs

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Date: August 27th, 2019 3:30 PM
Author: nofapping karate

But I thought we're supposed to believe all women

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