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She Claimed She Was Raped By A Stranger. In Reality, SHE Allegedly Raped A Minor.

Ashe Schow
She Claimed She Was Raped By A Stranger. In Reality, SHE Allegedly Raped A Minor.
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A New York woman who claimed she was raped by a stranger has been arrested and charged with filing a false police report, as well as performing a sexual act with a boy under the age of 17.

News 10 reported that 59-year-old Dawn Budelman of Stockport, New York, told police that a man had entered her home and forcibly raped her on February 28. The Sheriff’s Office Special Victim’s Unit immediately began an extensive investigation into her claims, which “included multiple interviews, collection of evidence and an examination at Columbia Memorial Hospital,” the outlet reported.

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