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Mother jailed for false rape claim
A MOTHER-OF-ONE who lied about being raped by a devout Muslim taxi driver has been given an eight-month jail term.
Joanne Rye, of Sheridan Court, Dartford, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on August 22.
She was due to stand trial on a charge of perverting the course of justice but pleaded guilty before it began.
The court heard the 20-year-old had made the complaint 20 months ago, when she was 18. She had alleged she had been raped by cab driver Sherekhan Kali, who worked for All Night Car Hire in Dartford.
Rye, who was regarded by the taxi firm as a troublemaker, had been banned from using its cabs.
The court heard one week prior to Rye making the rape allegation, she had been involved in an incident in which she has used racially insulting language against Mr Kali.
On October 21, 2006, Rye made her complaint to police after being taken to hospital drunk and claiming she was suffering from an asthma attack.
She told police the rape took place after Mr Kali had dragged her down an alleyway and she had been in his cab a week before, which is how she recognised him.
Prosecutor Valeria Swift told the court the GPS system in Mr Kali's taxi indicated he had not been near to the place where Rye alleged the rape had taken place.
The court was also told of CCTV footage which showed she was drunk on the night of the alleged rape.
This was said to be further proof the alleged incident could not have happened in the way she had described it.
The court heard Rye had a five-month-old baby and her own mother would have to look after the child if she was jailed.
Judge Crawford Lindsay told Rye he was imposing a "modest sentence".
He said: "I consider this to be a despicable offence. You made an allegation this entirely innocent taxi driver had raped you."
The judge also said Mr Kali was a strict Muslim and had to have intimate samples taken from him as part of the investigation.
9:59am Thursday 28th August 2008
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CommentPosted by: james, Sitting in the park on 10:52am Thu 28 Aug 08
What a disgusting human being. I very much hope that she grows up and learns her lesson.
Shame the sentence isn't much much longer to help prevent spiteful scum like this from making malicious allegations.
What a disgusting human being. I very much hope that she grows up and learns her lesson.
Shame the sentence isn't much much longer to help prevent spiteful scum like this from making malicious allegations.
Posted by: Susie on 11:04am Thu 28 Aug 08
Hopefully this will make the hundreds of others that lie about this sort of thing think twice about it!!
Hopefully this will make the hundreds of others that lie about this sort of thing think twice about it!!
Posted by: Let's Agree To Differ on 11:57am Thu 28 Aug 08
Unfortunately it will make it even more difficult for those women that don't lie about.
Unfortunately it will make it even more difficult for those women that don't lie about.
Posted by: John Rambo on 12:03pm Thu 28 Aug 08
I hope this slag rots in the clink. I feel sorry for the child of this low life scum
Poor cab driver.
I hope this slag rots in the clink. I feel sorry for the child of this low life scum
Poor cab driver.
Posted by: Harry, Dartford on 12:53pm Thu 28 Aug 08
You can understand why loads of cabbies nowadays refuse to do late night work.
You can understand why loads of cabbies nowadays refuse to do late night work.
Posted by: James, Darford on 1:07pm Thu 28 Aug 08
what a disgusting young lady
her family should be totally ashammed of her but sadly looking at the surname i dont think they will. but at least there will be a council house going spare now
what a disgusting young lady
her family should be totally ashammed of her but sadly looking at the surname i dont think they will. but at least there will be a council house going spare now
Posted by: Biscuit, Bromley on 3:17pm Thu 28 Aug 08
What a nasty person she must be. I don't think she should have got a modest sentence and her photo ought to be in the press so people know to avoid her in future.
Scum like her make it all the more difficult for genuine rape victims. Ooooh, makes my blood boil!
She's probably ruined this poor blokes life as well.
On another note I bet she was on benefits. Another poor below-the-poverty-li
ne pram faced single parent mum who's benefits obviously stretch to getting bladdered and affording to take taxis everywhere.
What a nasty person she must be. I don't think she should have got a modest sentence and her photo ought to be in the press so people know to avoid her in future.
Scum like her make it all the more difficult for genuine rape victims. Ooooh, makes my blood boil!
She's probably ruined this poor blokes life as well.
On another note I bet she was on benefits. Another poor below-the-poverty-li
ne pram faced single parent mum who's benefits obviously stretch to getting bladdered and affording to take taxis everywhere.
Posted by: the great pretender, a house on 9:51pm Thu 28 Aug 08
thank god the driver had gps or god knows what the outcome would have been
poor sod could have ended up inside for quite a time
at least this evil **** has been named and shamed although i think she should have gotten longer than 8 months he would have got years
thank god the driver had gps or god knows what the outcome would have been
poor sod could have ended up inside for quite a time
at least this evil **** has been named and shamed although i think she should have gotten longer than 8 months he would have got years
Posted by: lee, everywhere on 8:41pm Fri 29 Aug 08
Maybe this low life scum should serve the sentence the poor cabbie would have got if he had been convicted, oh thats right, rapists get less than that these days. The law is an ****
Maybe this low life scum should serve the sentence the poor cabbie would have got if he had been convicted, oh thats right, rapists get less than that these days. The law is an ****
Posted by: mel, swanley on 9:43pm Tue 2 Sep 08
just because her name is Rye , dosnt mean all the ryes are tarred with the same brush, i know quite alot of ryes and none are this shallow
just because her name is Rye , dosnt mean all the ryes are tarred with the same brush, i know quite alot of ryes and none are this shallow
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