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| Mobile video clears rape accused | Mobile video clears rape accused |
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| A woman who falsely accused four men of rape has been given six months youth custody after one of the accused filmed her intimate lap dance on his mobile. | A woman who falsely accused four men of rape has been given six months youth custody after one of the accused filmed her intimate lap dance on his mobile. |
| Police detained the four for 36 hours after Cinzia Sannino, 18, from Llanishen, Cardiff made the rape claim. | Police detained the four for 36 hours after Cinzia Sannino, 18, from Llanishen, Cardiff made the rape claim. |
| But they were freed after the mobile video was produced. Sannino's conduct was called "evil" by a judge at Cardiff Crown Court. | But they were freed after the mobile video was produced. Sannino's conduct was called "evil" by a judge at Cardiff Crown Court. |
| Sannino admitted attempting to pervert the course of justice. | Sannino admitted attempting to pervert the course of justice. |
| Sentencing her, Judge Roderick Evans KT told Sannino he had "no doubt" she had had voluntary, consensual intercourse with the four. | Sentencing her, Judge Roderick Evans KT told Sannino he had "no doubt" she had had voluntary, consensual intercourse with the four. |
| "Before(hand), you performed a lap dance and allowed them to touch you intimately. | "Before(hand), you performed a lap dance and allowed them to touch you intimately. |
| Lift home | Lift home |
| "Fortunately for them someone recorded part of your behaviour on his mobile phone. | "Fortunately for them someone recorded part of your behaviour on his mobile phone. |
| "Some people would say that your conduct was more than foolish and ill-advised - it was evil," he added. | "Some people would say that your conduct was more than foolish and ill-advised - it was evil," he added. |
| The court heard Sannino met the four friends, aged between 20 and 28, at a Cardiff bar before going back to one of their houses. | The court heard Sannino met the four friends, aged between 20 and 28, at a Cardiff bar before going back to one of their houses. |
| She stripped naked to perform a private lap-dance and was filmed "encouraging" the men to have sex with her. | She stripped naked to perform a private lap-dance and was filmed "encouraging" the men to have sex with her. |
| But the next morning she phoned police to ask for a lift home. When they refused she claimed she had been raped and police began their investigation. | But the next morning she phoned police to ask for a lift home. When they refused she claimed she had been raped and police began their investigation. |
| Dizzy | Dizzy |
| Prosecutor Chris Lewis told the court the men gave police "remarkably similar stories". | Prosecutor Chris Lewis told the court the men gave police "remarkably similar stories". |
| The men said Sannino began to lap-dance for them of her own volition and removed her clothes until she was entirely naked, he said. | |
| "They told police she then invited them to have sex with her. One of the men filmed the dancing on his mobile phone camera." | "They told police she then invited them to have sex with her. One of the men filmed the dancing on his mobile phone camera." |
| The court heard Sannino told police she had danced for the men but had stayed fully clothed. | The court heard Sannino told police she had danced for the men but had stayed fully clothed. |
| She alleged she had felt dizzy and had fallen asleep - but woke up the next morning to find one of the men having sex with her. | |
| Sannino claimed another man was in the room and she thought he had also had sex with her. | Sannino claimed another man was in the room and she thought he had also had sex with her. |
| She told police she felt she had been drugged before being raped by the two men. | She told police she felt she had been drugged before being raped by the two men. |
| Sannino then phoned police asking for a lift, but when they refused she claimed she had been raped. | |
| A large-scale investigation was launched involving three doctors, a forensic team, and a recently-shut police station was reopened. | |
| 'Completely over-awed' | 'Completely over-awed' |
| But when police showed her the mobile phone footage she immediately withdrew her complaint. The men were released after 36 hours in police custody. | But when police showed her the mobile phone footage she immediately withdrew her complaint. The men were released after 36 hours in police custody. |
| Defending, Peter Wormald said Sannino had got drunk to an excess she was not used to. | Defending, Peter Wormald said Sannino had got drunk to an excess she was not used to. |
| "She was in the company of a group of older men who were used to drinking more than she was and she became heavily intoxicated. | "She was in the company of a group of older men who were used to drinking more than she was and she became heavily intoxicated. |
| "She is a young woman completely overawed by what she has brought upon herself." | "She is a young woman completely overawed by what she has brought upon herself." |
| A spokeswoman for the False Allegations Support Organisation welcomed the sentence, adding: "Up to now girls who falsely accuse have had nothing done to them. | |
| "I would welcome this course of action because at the moment there are too many people jumping on the bandwagon as they are aware they can get compensation for false accusations. | |
| "It's not fair on the girls who have actually been raped." |