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Monday, March 15, 2010

Las Cruces Woman Arrested in False Rape Claim


Associated Press
      LAS CRUCES — Police say a Las Cruces woman has been arrested for falsely claiming that she had been sexually assaulted.
    Police say 20-year-old Michelle Holcomb is charged with one count of filing a false police report. She's jailed at the Dona Ana County Detention Center on $1,000 bond.
    Police were dispatched to Holcomb's home Sunday afternoon after the woman claimed that she had been drugged and raped during a party Saturday night. She was taken to Memorial Medical Center for an examination while detectives followed up on her allegations.
    Through their investigation, detectives learned that Holcomb's story was possibly fabricated. They said Holcomb later admitted she made up the story to avoid getting in trouble with her parents for staying out late Saturday night.
   

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