Woman Accused Of Making Up Story About Quebec Rest Stop Sexual Assault

First Posted: 07/19/11 12:27 PM ET Updated: 09/18/11 06:12 AM ET

Surete Du Quebec

THE CANADIAN PRESS -- QUEBEC - A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by two men at a Quebec rest stop last month is now being accused of making the whole thing up.

Quebec provincial police say the 21-year-old woman has been arrested and will appear in court later today to face charges.

The woman claimed that, early on June 21, she was held against her will and sexually assaulted at knife-point by two men in a wooded area near the rest stop.

The incident is alleged to have occurred near Quebec City, in St-Michel-de-Bellechasse.

Police investigated thoroughly and even released composite sketches of two suspects a week after the incident. But a spokesman says that as police continued their investigation, they began to have doubts.

The suspect is a New Brunswick native who worked in Quebec.

In addition to triggering a massive police manhunt, Quebec's transport department began looking into security at rest stops as a result of the incident.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS -- QUEBEC - A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by two men at a Quebec rest stop last month is now being accused of making the whole thing up. Quebec provincial police sa...
THE CANADIAN PRESS -- QUEBEC - A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by two men at a Quebec rest stop last month is now being accused of making the whole thing up. Quebec provincial police sa...
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Francois Bergeron
seeking sense
08:08 AM on 07/20/2011
Why???
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Brian Berneker
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01:37 PM on 07/19/2011
I don't doubt it's possible she made it up, but what evidence could they have to that end that would warrant arresting her?
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Mastiff
Via ovicipitum dura est.
12:30 PM on 07/19/2011
Whatever her personal reasons for making up the story, I wish she'd realize that while the authorities and volunteers waste time tracking down her imaginary assailants, they aren't helping people who really were assaulted and need help. I'm glad she wasn't assaulted, but how long did she go along with the story to protect her ego from humiliation or embarrassment?
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gx5000
Life's too short, be happy..
12:22 PM on 07/19/2011
You have to wonder why anyone would want to hoax something like this...
But there is too little information in the article to think anything...
I'd like to hear about a medical exam she would have gone through before they bundle this off.
cdnman
Still a free spirit...
03:32 PM on 07/19/2011
So many articles have very little information.