(posted 7296 days ago)Times
April 03, 2004WPC lied about rape to keep boyfriend
By Sam CoatesA POLICE officer who pretended she had been raped in an attempt to prevent the break-up of her relationship was yesterday spared jail.
Sarah Hunter, 22, claimed a gang of black youths assaulted her and then watched as one of them raped her in Kennington Park, South London.
The allegation, made last July, prompted a “painstaking” investigation. The park was sealed off, dustbins emptied and grass combed for clues. Police were told that any black youths on the streets should be questioned. Hunter’s ex-boyfriend, still a serving officer, came under suspicion.
Despite repeated opportunities to withdraw the allegations, she stuck with her story.The investigation was only halted when another policeman said she had spent the night of the alleged rape with him. Hunter subsequently resigned from the police force.
Justice Jonathan van der Werff sentenced Ms Hunter to a two-year community rehabilitation order.