Nicole Richess, 20,
has pleaded guilty to making false rape allegations against two soldiers
because she did not want to admit she had been unfaithful to her boyfriend,
according to the Crown Prosecution Service.
A CPS spokeswoman
said that Nicole made false allegations when she was aged 18, led to the
soldiers being disciplined by the Army and the investigation put on their
service records.
Following the
conviction, Sophie Stevens, senior crown prosecutor for the Rape and Serious
Sexual Offences team at the CPS, said: "Rape is a very serious criminal
offence and happens when someone has not consented to a sexual act.
"Nicole
Richess was not raped; she made two false allegations against two soldiers
because she had been confronted by her boyfriend who had been made aware that
she had been unfaithful.
"The
investigation by Dorset Police into her allegations revealed that on Friday 9
November 2012, she went out for the evening with girlfriends in Bournemouth.
They went clubbing and she, with one of her friends, met four young men, Army
soldiers.
"Nicole
Richess then took the two soldiers to her home where they had sexual
intercourse.
"What she
did not know is that her boyfriend of three years would be aware of what
happened through rumours, as a result he confronted her.
"Scared she
started to make up stories and after three days of being pressurised by her
boyfriend she went to the police and said she had been raped.
"She
maintained her story during the police investigation, which quickly revealed
discrepancies in her statement.
"Her
selfishness and lies had serious consequences professionally and personally on
the two young men, who had to be disciplined according to the Army policy. The
investigation went on their record and this limited their opportunities to be
mobilised abroad.
"Their
private lives had been exposed only because Nicole Richess could not take
responsibility for her actions.
"We hope
that with this conviction, they will be able to move on with their lives."
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