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He Was Falsely Accused Of Rape. The City Of Charleston Just Paid Him $85,000.

Ashe Schow

A Charleston, SC college student just settled with the city for $85,000 after he was falsely accused of sexual assault.

In March 2014, the student, who is not being named, was arrested after a woman claimed he raped her after a date. WCSC reports she originally told her friends the sex was consensual, but changed her story after a discussion with her roommate.

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