Girl caught watching porn, man ends up in jail for 4 years

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/elizabeth-coast-rape-lie_n_3784718.html

- Mom catches her watching porn
- Blames it on sexual assault by neighbor
- No evidence
- Man gets sentenced to 7 years anyway
- Comes forward 4 years later about lying
- Girl gets 2 month sentence for false rape claim

"Despite a lack of evidence in the trial, the judge took Coast's word over Montgomery's and sentenced the innocent man."

WTF

also

"five-year sentence and suspending all but two months which Coast will be allowed to serve on weekends."

WTH

She felt guilty about it, confessed to lying and paid $90, 000 dollars in compensation. Also, since when did libertarians like the TC read the Huffington Post?

Simply, lets make the people which makes a false rape claim has to serve at least whatever the innocent party had to served. And that would be that. Master_Live

i think that's what the prosecutor asked for

Also, since when did libertarians like the TC read the Huffington Post?

Barbariser

Hope the girl burns in hell for ruining a innconent guys life.

[QUOTE="Master_Live"]Simply, lets make the people which makes a false rape claim has to serve at least whatever the innocent party had to served. And that would be that. lostrib

i think that's what the prosecutor asked for

[QUOTE="Planeforger"]"Also, he said, "If you put her in jail the message you send to other people who have done this ... if you come forward we're going to lock you up."" This is a very good point. As fair as it would be to crack down on serious perjury, you don't want to disincentivise them from coming forward and clearing people's names. Also, highly misleading topic title...unless you focussed on the porn part as an attack on religious people, rather than women?Capitan_Kid

except she never actually got caught lying, she would have gotten away with it

[QUOTE="Capitan_Kid"][QUOTE="Planeforger"]"Also, he said, "If you put her in jail the message you send to other people who have done this ... if you come forward we're going to lock you up."" This is a very good point. As fair as it would be to crack down on serious perjury, you don't want to disincentivise them from coming forward and clearing people's names. Also, highly misleading topic title...unless you focussed on the porn part as an attack on religious people, rather than women?lostrib

except she never actually got caught lying, she would have gotten away with it

[QUOTE="Capitan_Kid"][QUOTE="Planeforger"]"Also, he said, "If you put her in jail the message you send to other people who have done this ... if you come forward we're going to lock you up."" This is a very good point. As fair as it would be to crack down on serious perjury, you don't want to disincentivise them from coming forward and clearing people's names. Also, highly misleading topic title...unless you focussed on the porn part as an attack on religious people, rather than women?lostrib

except she never actually got caught lying, she would have gotten away with it

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

[QUOTE="Capitan_Kid"] No it wouldnt. The message would have been if you lie about getting raped, you get locked up which should be the consequence. Fvck her for ruining this innocent mans life. Capitan_Kid

except she never actually got caught lying, she would have gotten away with it

yeah and if she had been thrown in prison for years that would deter people from coming forward.  The real issue is that a man was convicted without sufficient evidence

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

[QUOTE="Capitan_Kid"] No it wouldnt. The message would have been if you lie about getting raped, you get locked up which should be the consequence. Fvck her for ruining this innocent mans life. Master_Live

except she never actually got caught lying, she would have gotten away with it

but if they lie and get away with it then they would never be punished.  Problem was that he was convicted without evidence

[QUOTE="Master_Live"][QUOTE="lostrib"]

except she never actually got caught lying, she would have gotten away with it

lostrib

but if they lie and get away with it then they would never be punished.  Problem was that he was convicted without evidence

She should be in jail for at least 4 years.

Actually on second thought she lied when she was 10. How the hell does a judge sentence a 14 year old to 7 years of prison? This whole thing baffles me.

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

[QUOTE="Capitan_Kid"] She confessed to the crime though. They even had the gall to only give her two months and a 90k fine. She even gets to pick when she can go to jail. This is not retribution, just a slap on the wrist. thegerg

yeah and if she had been thrown in prison for years that would deter people from coming forward.  The real issue is that a man was convicted without sufficient evidence

As it should. People should be deterred from making false accusations.

I meant coming forward to correct their false accusations like in this case

She should be in jail for at least 4 years.

Actually on second thought she lied when she was 10. How the hell does a judge sentence a 14 year old to 7 years of prison? This whole thing baffles me.

cain006

[QUOTE="cain006"]

She should be in jail for at least 4 years.

Actually on second thought she lied when she was 10. How the hell does a judge sentence a 14 year old to 7 years of prison? This whole thing baffles me.

Wolfetan

she was 17 when she lied

[QUOTE="Wolfetan"][QUOTE="cain006"]

She should be in jail for at least 4 years.

Actually on second thought she lied when she was 10. How the hell does a judge sentence a 14 year old to 7 years of prison? This whole thing baffles me.

lostrib

she was 17 when she lied

I don't believe a damn thing in this article now.

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

[QUOTE="Wolfetan"] This, a lot.cain006

she was 17 when she lied

I don't believe a damn thing in this article now.

http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/latest-news/woman-to-serve-years-for-perjury-in-innocence-case/article_7e84c0ac-0906-11e3-bb1f-001a4bcf6878.html

She was 17 when she lied to her mom.  She perjured herself at the trial in jun 2008

The judge should be punished for sending an innocent man to prison with absolutely zero evidence.

[QUOTE="cain006"]

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

she was 17 when she lied

lostrib

I don't believe a damn thing in this article now.

http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/latest-news/woman-to-serve-years-for-perjury-in-innocence-case/article_7e84c0ac-0906-11e3-bb1f-001a4bcf6878.html

She was 17 when she lied to her mom.  She perjured herself at the trial in jun 2008

:lol: on second glance, that one does the same thing! Damn these writers are morons.

[QUOTE="cain006"]

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

she was 17 when she lied

thegerg

I don't believe a damn thing in this article now.

When she was 17 she lied about being molested as a 10 year old

[QUOTE="cain006"]

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/latest-news/woman-to-serve-years-for-perjury-in-innocence-case/article_7e84c0ac-0906-11e3-bb1f-001a4bcf6878.html

She was 17 when she lied to her mom.  She perjured herself at the trial in jun 2008

thegerg

:lol: on second glance, that one does the same thing! Damn these writers are morons.

well they all seem to say she is 26, but she was 10 in 2000.  So after 13 years she should only be 23-24

[QUOTE="cain006"]

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/latest-news/woman-to-serve-years-for-perjury-in-innocence-case/article_7e84c0ac-0906-11e3-bb1f-001a4bcf6878.html

She was 17 when she lied to her mom.  She perjured herself at the trial in jun 2008

thegerg

:lol: on second glance, that one does the same thing! Damn these writers are morons.

[QUOTE="cain006"]

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

she was 17 when she lied

thegerg

I don't believe a damn thing in this article now.

If she was 10 years old in 2000, she would be 22, 23, or 24 today. Not 26

Or if she is 26 now, then that means she was either 12, 13, or 14 in 2000.

The article is not correct somewhere....

[QUOTE="cain006"]

[QUOTE="thegerg"] What numbers are incorrect?thegerg

[QUOTE="thegerg"][QUOTE="cain006"]

Okay. She's 10 in 2000. Let's assume that she hadn't had her birthday yet. She turns 11. It's 2013 now, she's 24. The article says that she's 26. No idea how these people can screw stuff like this up.

BMD004

I would go with Frank Green of Richmond Times-Dispatch, who cannot get his facts or math straight as it is his byline on the article.

Well thats fvcked up. Can't really do anything to harsh to her because that discourages coming forward. That judge should get thrown in jail for sentencing a man with practically no evidence.

Well thats fvcked up. Can't really do anything to harsh to her because that discourages coming forward. That judge should get thrown in jail for sentencing a man with practically no evidence.

Person0

But the real problem is a judge who would put somebody in prison with no evidence. It is the judges fault. You cannot just ignore what she did and give her a slap on the wrist because you *hope* that in the future somebody else who lied to put somebody in jail may find it in the kindness of their heart to come out with the truth.

If you want to prevent this from happening, they should come down on the judge HARD to let them know that you cannot just throw innocent people in jail with no eviedence just becuase somebody accused someone of something.

Plus, giving the woman a harsh sentence would discourage people from falsely accusing others in the first place.

>Virginia

neat, another fly over state

[QUOTE="Person0"]

Well thats fvcked up. Can't really do anything to harsh to her because that discourages coming forward. That judge should get thrown in jail for sentencing a man with practically no evidence.

BMD004

But the real problem is a judge who would put somebody in prison with no evidence. It is the judges fault. You cannot just ignore what she did and give her a slap on the wrist because you *hope* that in the future somebody else who lied to put somebody in jail may find it in the kindness of their heart to come out with the truth.

If you want to prevent this from happening, they should come down on the judge HARD to let them know that you cannot just throw innocent people in jail with no eviedence just becuase somebody accused someone of something.

Plus, giving the woman a harsh sentence would discourage people from falsely accusing others in the first place.