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Hofstra rape case: DA wrestles with charges against woman
Quick ReadWoman falsely reported she was gang-raped in a Hofstra men's room, police say.
Photo credit: Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile | A female student's claim that men lured her away from a party at Hofstra U.S.A., pictured, and raped her was proven false, the DA said Wednesday night. (Sept. 15, 2009)
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DA: Hofstra rape claim was made up
Prosecutors deciding whether to charge the woman who falsely reported that she was gang-raped in a Hofstra men's room last week will have serious issues to weigh, experts said Monday.
On the one hand, they will want to discourage people from lying to law enforcement, and show that there will be consequences for doing so, experts said. On the other, they don't want to discourage legitimate...
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