Rape victim falsely accused of lying by police wins £20,000 payout

Police admit wrongly arresting woman assaulted at age 17, but mother criticises force for leaving her daughter traumatised A rape victim falsely accused of lying by detectives has won £20,000 in damages after suing police under the Human Rights Act. The woman, who cannot be named, was 17 when a man raped her in Winchester in April 2012 after a night out with friends. Her mother reported the attack hours later and the victim told officers her T-shirt may contain her attacker's DNA. But the garme...