The following article has been published in the NWE Mail:
A BARROW woman has appeared in court accused of falsely alleging five men had raped her.
Eleanor Williams, of Teasdale Road on Walney, appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
The 19-year-old has been charged with seven counts of perverting the course of justice relating to seven allegations made between 2017 and 2020.
Between October 2017 and January 2018 Williams is accused of making false allegations to the police and falsifying evidence about an allegation of rape and sexual assault which had a tendency to pervert the course of public justice.
Between March 2019 and October 2019 she is accused of making false allegations to the police and falsifying evidence about an allegation of rape which had a tendency to pervert the course of public justice.
Between May 2019 and October 2019 she is accused of two counts of making false allegations to the police and falsifying evidence about an allegation of rape which had a tendency to pervert the course of public justice.
Between June 2019 and July 2019 she is accused of two counts of making false allegations to the police and falsifying evidence about an allegation of rape and sexual assault which had a tendency to pervert the course of public justice.
Between July 2019 and October 2019 she is accused of making false allegations and falsifying evidence about an allegation of sexual assault and trafficking which had a tendency to pervert the course of public justice.
Three of the charges relate to one man. Williams is also accused of breaching bail conditions on May 20.
She was refused bail and remanded in custody until June 19 when she will appear at Preston Crown Court.
Meanwhile the owner of the Mithali Takeaway has responded to the allegations made against him and others:
“This has destroyed so many people’s lives. I felt sick to my stomach when I heard about the allegations this week.
I’ve had calls and messages saying someone will rape my wife and two baby boys and force me to watch
They’ve been saying they’ll come and kill my family. It’s been horrific.
It’s impossible to imagine; until you’ve been faced with something like this, to know what it’s like to have untrue allegations like this made against you. I’m just shell-shocked.
Between Mithali, Barrow Indian Cuisine, Dhaba and Mr Cheekos we have 50 people working for us; but that’s not just 50 people, that’s 50 families,” he said.
We haven’t done anything wrong; we employ a lot of local people and this whole thing has been heart-breaking.
The people of Barrow have been so supportive of us during the last 30 years and that’s why this has hurt us so much.”
UNN Analysis-
The scandal of Grooming Gangs is one that has eroded confidence in the Police, media and nearly all of our institutions. The images being shared and accusations on social media are deeply distressing and must be investigated fully.
Likewise there have been numerous occasions where false accusations of rape have been made ruining many lives.
The only thing UNN wants to get to is the truth and that is why we must look at the full picture of what is going on and we will continue to do this.
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