A woman accused of making false allegations about an Asian grooming gang has told a court she posted claims on Facebook because she did not know how else to stop the abuse.
Eleanor Williams, 22, denies perverting the course of justice by telling police she had been groomed, abused and beaten by the gang, operating from her home town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
Preston Crown Court today heard she was found by police officers bleeding and bruised on May 19, 2020 and said she had been taken to a house, where she had sex with three men and then been assaulted.
After being released from hospital the following day, Williams posted pictures of her injuries and an account of the incident on Facebook.
Eleanor Williams denies perverting the course of justice by telling police she had been groomed, abused and beaten by the gang, operating from her home town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
TRENDING
Mountain of tributes to boys who died in Solihull frozen lake tragedy 21.3k viewing now Foul discovery inside a box of KFC chips leaves Aussies disgusted 10.1k viewing now New Orleans Uber driver, 54, is stabbed to death by passenger 722 viewing now
She told the court: 'I was sick of what was happening to me. I didn't know how else to stop it. At this point I didn't care, I just thought everyone can know what's happening and maybe it'll stop.'
Williams said within 20 minutes of creating the post she had been arrested and taken to a police station.
The prosecution alleges Williams...
India accounts for about one-third of the world's child marriages, according to data from the UN's children agency UNICEF, but a video circulating online does not show a girl marrying a man in the ...