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London Woman Sentenced 10 Years For Making False Rape Claims

Amanda Prestigiacomo

A London woman has been sentenced to ten years behind bars for falsely accusing six men of sexual assault and nine others of rape, one of whom even served jail time over the lie.

In July, 25-year-old Jemma Beale was found guilty of four counts of perjury and four more counts of perverting the course of justice. Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith handed out “manipulative” Beale’s sentence on Thursday.

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