- Title: Cyprus court rules 'gang rape' Briton guilty of lying
- Date: 30th December 2019
- Summary: PARALIMNI, CYPRUS (DECEMBER 30, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** DEFENDANT GETTING OUT OF CAR AND ENTERING COURTHOUSE A GROUP OF FEMALE SUPPORTERS GATHERED OUTSIDE COURTHOUSE SIGN OUTSIDE COURTHOUSE READING: (English) FAMAGUSTA DISTRICT COURT EXTERIOR OF COURTHOUSE
- Embargoed: 13th January 2020 08:27
- Keywords: Ayia Napa Cyprus Great Britain Israel gang rape trial tourists
- Location: PARALIMNI, CYPRUS
- City: PARALIMNI, CYPRUS
- Country: Cyprus
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
- Reuters ID: LVA001BC6447B
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A Cyprus court on Monday (December 30) found a British woman guilty of lying about being gang raped by Israeli youths six months ago.
In a case closely followed by rights groups, a district court in the town of Paralimni ruled the woman, aged 19 at the time, had lied about being sexually abused by 12 Israeli teenagers.
She will be sentenced on January 7, 2020.
The woman was arrested after police said she withdrew an accusation that the Israeli teenagers raped her in a hotel room at the holiday resort of Ayia Napa in mid-July. She had faced charges of public mischief.
The woman has said she recanted her accusation under duress from police during persistent questioning without a lawyer present. Prosecutors and the court dismissed that claim.
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