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Reparation paid for false rape claim

A false rape complaint tied up five police officers over three days, the Christchurch District Court has been told.

Nicole McKay, 18, who admitted a charge of making a false statement, was discharged without conviction by Judge Colin Doherty on payment of $1458 reparation for wasting police time.

The judge said the case was serious because it not only wasted police time but also affected others who might have genuine complaints.

Prosecutor Graham Capill said McKay and a female friend had socialised with two men on October 23, and McKay later made a complaint to the police that she had been raped in a public toilet.

The accused man told police he had sex with McKay, but it was consensual.

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