Eleanor Williams, 21, charged in relation to her allegations she was sexually exploited by a grooming gang and raped by men she knew
An alleged “serial liar” has gone on trial accused of making false allegations about being trafficked and sexually exploited by a fictional Asian grooming gang, as well as being raped by other men she knew in real life.
Eleanor Williams, 21, from Walney in Barrow-in-Furness, is accused of faking injuries to corroborate her false claims, including hitting herself in the face with a hammer, and posting photographs of her wounds in public social media posts, Preston crown court heard.
It is alleged that she used numerous mobile phones to create false evidence, fabricating messages in which her alleged abusers, assailants and traffickers appeared to discuss or admit their supposed crimes. Williams denies seven counts of perverting the course of justice.
As a result of her lies, a number of men were arrested and interviewed on suspicion of sexual offences, the jury heard. Not all of the men she accused were Asian. One white young man, Jordan Trengrove, a friend of Williams’ from Barrow, was arrested and charged with rape, spending three months in prison on remand because of three false allegations she made against him in 2019.
But Williams went to great lengths to concoct the idea that she had been trafficked by an Asian grooming gang, said Jonathan Sandiford KC, opening the case for the prosecution.
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