A Stanford University employee who authorities say twice reported last year that she was viciously dragged out of sight on campus and raped — touching off student uproar and renewing scrutiny on the renowned college’s diligence in addressing sexual assault — has been criminally charged with fabricating the claims.
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged Jennifer Ann Gries, 25, of Santa Clara, with two felony counts of perjury and two misdemeanor counts of making a false crime report to a mandated reporter. The mandated reporters were hospital staff at Valley Medical Center and Stanford Hospital who relayed her rape claims to law enforcement.
Records show that Gries was arrested Wednesday and booked at the Santa Clara County jail, and that her initial bail amount was set at $25,000. The current employment status of Gries, who worked for the college’s housing services department, was not immediately clear.
In a statement, District Attorney Jeff Rosen called the allegations against Gries a “a rare and deeply destructive crime” that damaged the confidence of “legitimate sexual assault victims who wonder if they will be believed.” Assistant District Attorney Terry Harman, who is overseeing the prosecution of Gries, took that notion a step further, explaining why her office decided it was necessary to press forward with criminal charges.
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