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Mother who falsely accused 10 men of raping her has jail term increased
- On Wednesday, Court of Appeal judges increased Stacey Sharples' prison sentence to seven years, ruling her original four-and-a-half-year term was 'unduly lenient' after she falsely accused 10 men of rape.
- Sharples met 10 men from Greater Manchester on social media between 2013 and 2019, with the judge describing her as a 'sexual predator' who 'bombarded' them with love before reporting them for rape.
- False reports caused victims to lose jobs, relationships, and custody time, while investigations wasted around £50,000 and 264 hours of police time, the court heard.
- Julia Faure Walker, representing the Attorney General, argued the original sentence failed to reflect the 'serious distress or impact,' while defense counsel Hunter Gray said Sharples 'accepts responsibility.'
- Lord Justice Popplewell noted false rape allegations undermine real victims and have a serious effect 'on the minds of the public who may be called as jurors, which may cause doubts in the mind where none should exist.
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Mother Who Falsely Accused 10 Men Of Raping Her Has Jail Term Increased
The change came after the Court of Appeal ruled that her original term was “unduly lenient”. Stacey Sharples, 31, made false reports causing men to be held in custody at police stations, lose jobs and partners, and be separated from their children. She met the men from Greater Manchester on Facebook and dating apps Plenty […]
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