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| Woman jailed for false rape claim | Woman jailed for false rape claim |
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| A woman has been jailed for making false rape allegations against her former husband. | A woman has been jailed for making false rape allegations against her former husband. |
| Sally Henderson, 40, from Woodmancote, near Cirencester, was jailed for a year for claiming she had been the subject of a series of sex attacks. | Sally Henderson, 40, from Woodmancote, near Cirencester, was jailed for a year for claiming she had been the subject of a series of sex attacks. |
| The mature student was also found guilty of perverting the course of justice following a week-long trial at Gloucester Crown Court in September. | The mature student was also found guilty of perverting the course of justice following a week-long trial at Gloucester Crown Court in September. |
| She lied about her lorry driver husband raping her during their brief marriage. | She lied about her lorry driver husband raping her during their brief marriage. |
| Henderson was married to Richard Cooke, 39, in 2004. He was held for 36 hours in a police cell following his arrest. | Henderson was married to Richard Cooke, 39, in 2004. He was held for 36 hours in a police cell following his arrest. |
| You framed an innocent man, you accused him of the most serious offence to be brought against a man in the criminal calendar Recorder David Lane QC | |
| Five years earlier, she had made similar claims against her then live-in lover Mark Rowe, from Launceston, Cornwall. | Five years earlier, she had made similar claims against her then live-in lover Mark Rowe, from Launceston, Cornwall. |
| Passing sentence at Bristol Crown Court, Recorder David Lane QC said: "You told a series of wicked lies against both men and in particular Mr Cooke. | Passing sentence at Bristol Crown Court, Recorder David Lane QC said: "You told a series of wicked lies against both men and in particular Mr Cooke. |
| "The jury may have formed the view, as I did, that you are a skilful actress who is adept at making people believe that you are a victim when you are nothing of the sort." | "The jury may have formed the view, as I did, that you are a skilful actress who is adept at making people believe that you are a victim when you are nothing of the sort." |
| Henderson, who represented herself in court on Friday after sacking her legal team, said: "I've told the truth, I've not made up any allegations." | |
| Her anonymity was protected by an order under the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 because her complaint was of a sexual nature. | |
| 'The case...was rot' | |
| But Judge Lane lifted the restriction after the jury's verdict because he said the offence with which she had been charged - perverting the course of justice - was not sexual. | But Judge Lane lifted the restriction after the jury's verdict because he said the offence with which she had been charged - perverting the course of justice - was not sexual. |
| The judge added: "You framed an innocent man, you accused him of the most serious offence to be brought against a man in the criminal calendar. | |
| "The case against your husband was rot and the spotlight was turned against you." | |
| During the trial, Henderson claimed her ex-husband had viewed her as a sex object, had demanded sex constantly and had raped her at a wedding reception. | |
| But the jury was told that the allegations were almost identical to previous claims made by Henderson against another former boyfriend Mr Rowe, 42. | |
| 'Sexual appetite' | |
| Both men were questioned by police but neither was charged with any offence. | |
| Mr Cooke had told the court that he had never attacked his ex-wife. | |
| He said he had suffered serious injuries in a crash shortly after his marriage to Henderson which had left him unable to perform sexually. | |
| "Because of the problems I was having, I was unable to fulfil my wife. She had a very healthy sexual appetite," he said. | |
| Mr Rowe told the court that he met Henderson in 1999 but broke off the relationship after she tried to pressurise him into marriage. | |
| He denied ever raping her, saying she was in control of their sexual relationship. |