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She Claimed She Was Kidnapped And Sexually Assaulted. Now She’s Being Charged With Lying.

Ashe Schow
She Claimed She Was Kidnapped And Sexually Assaulted. Now She’s Being Charged With Lying.
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A Michigan woman who claimed she had been kidnapped and then sexually assaulted will be charged with one count of false report of a felony: criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping.

MLive reported that the 19-year-old-woman, who has yet to be named, claimed that she was kidnapped in Lansing, Michigan, on March 26. She said the man held her at gunpoint and took her to Elmira where he sexually assaulted her. She claimed she was able to escape using a letter opener.

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