THE alleged victim of a supposed gang rape which took place on August 17 during the Feria de Malaga has admitted that she invented the charges.
The young woman was interrogated in court on Thursday September 18, appearing in front of the same judge who shelved the original case.
The five young men and boys detained for the alleged rape on August 17 were also called to court: although this time they were testifying against the girl.
The five appeared in court along with their lawyers (and in the case of the two minors, their parents) eager to go ahead with the proceedings against the woman and to clear their names.
They gave evidence - as they had in August - that two of the group engaged in consensual sexual relations with the woman.
Then the accused, also accompanied by her legal representative, appeared before the judge, having been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. According to the Diario Sur, the girl admitted before the court that her accusation of rape against the men was not true.
It seems that the young woman invented the charges because she was scared that a video one of the boys filmed of her engaging in sexual activity would be placed on the internet.
In fact, the recording later became one of the main points of contention as to the verity of the charges. Lasting a total of one minute and 25 seconds, it depicted sexual activity that appeared to be consensual.
Another piece of evidence - in this instance a photo - was found on another phone which also helped the judge to make up her mind to shelve the case.
The photo showed the girl posing for a ‘selfie’ in the Feria ground with three of the young men, and was taken at 7.27am: at the same time that the girl had alleged that she was assaulted.
Witness statements also contradicted the girl’s version of events. The manager of the ‘caseta’where the girl had been working during the fair said that she finished her shift at 3.30am and not at 7am as she had claimed. He also said that he later saw her dancing and drinking with the group.
Furthermore, there were five witnesses to the sex acts who all said that the scene gave the impression of being consensual, and that they would have intervened if they had thought that the woman was being forced.
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