In this MSNBC video, a woman who was pulled over in a routine traffic stop and given a ticket claims the police officer sexually abused her. She does a very convincing imitation of a victimized woman, emotionally explaining, "He fondled my breasts...He caressed my vagina--I feel very very very violated."

The interviewing officer indicates that the scene may have been videotaped, and asks for her response. Striking the same pose which in family court has cost untold numbers of fathers their relationships with their children, she bravely insists that she's telling the truth. Only after the police produce the video does she admit that she was lying.

In a second segment, a woman (with the complicity of her male companion) accuses the police of sexually fondling her. Again, the whole incident has been videotaped, and she lied 100%. One of the accused officers said:

"[After the false allegation] I could've lost my job, my house, everything I've worked hard so many years for."

I wonder how many innocent men already have?

See the video below.

To learn more about the problem of false allegations of rape, see my co-authored column Research Shows False Accusations of Rape Common (Los Angeles Daily Journal, 9/15/04). Also, see my recent blog post Minneapolis Women's Group Outraged that Woman Who Made False Rape Charged Is Being Charged.

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