Summary

Anjela Borisova Urumova, 20, received a 23-month prison sentence for falsely accusing Daniel Pierson of attempted rape and kidnapping in Pennsylvania, leading to his wrongful month-long incarceration.

Urumova pled guilty to seven misdemeanors, including filing false reports and fabricating evidence.

Investigators uncovered her lie after finding inconsistencies in surveillance footage. She admitted she targeted Pierson because she had seen him before.

Alongside jail time, she must pay $3,600 in restitution, undergo a mental health evaluation, and serve probation. Prosecutors warned the false claim damaged public trust and harmed real victims.

  • secret300@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 day ago

    Nearly two years in prison for falsely accusing someone but if that innocent man got a sentence it would have been 20 plus years…

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        13 hours ago

        If the person she accused was convicted she would have ruined his life. Ending up on a sex offenders registry would have basically cut him off from social media and the internet. He wouldn’t have been able to get many jobs and he wouldn’t be allowed to live anywhere close to children. That could mean SO much. I don’t even think you’re allow3d to have a smart phone in some cases from what I’ve read. He would have gone to jail and then after he got out he would ha e been cut off from the modern world.