False rape claim couple jailed

**frostyboy** · 23rd-March-2010

From EADT24:

False rape claim couple jailed

A HUSBAND and wife have been jailed for nine months for making a false rape allegation in Maldon.

Mark Noble, 45, and wife Elaine, 43, of Mundon Road, Maldon, were charged with perverting the course of justice after she claimed she had been raped in the town on October 17 last year.

An 18-year-old man from the town was arrested but was released without any charge 10 days later.

Mark and Elaine Noble, who were arrested on November 13 and subsequently charged, were jailed yesterday at Chelmsford Crown Court.

Investigating officer, Dc Alison Cotter said: “These two people have carried out a gross disservice to every genuine victim of a sexual offence. An innocent suspect was arrested and had to go through the ordeal of being held in custody and undergoing a medical examination that is intrusive and personal.”

**johnkimble1** · 23rd-March-2010

Sounds like a strange case, I wonder what their motivation was?

Slightly more detail here:

http://www.essex.police.uk/news_feat...ed_over_f.aspx

A nine month sentence means they'll be out in the summer - what sort of a deterrent is that?

**Marx** · 23rd-March-2010

They both made the false claim? That's rather unusual...

**Popadibs** · 23rd-March-2010

“These two people have carried out a gross disservice to every genuine victim of a sexual offence."

What about the real victim in this case? The man they falsely accused...

**6ame** · 23rd-March-2010

I know it's a touchy matter to make jokes about, but he won't have to lie about being a rape victim when he gets out in nine months, sorry, that was his sentence, he'll be out in four months.

**Tony Castle** · 24th-March-2010

Hmmmmmm!

At least they were sentenced which is better than the expected "You naughty people! now gome home and think about what you've done"

If I had to guess, the woman is probably pregnant and after some financial support.