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The woman, who had been due to go to university in September, claimed in court she was raped but forced to change her account under pressure from Cypriot police.She has been on bail since the end of August, after spending a month in prison, and could face up to a year in jail and a £ 1 , (1,************************************************************** (euro) fine when she is sentenced on January 7.But her mother told ITV News: “It would be an absolute injustice if they decide to imprison her for any more days than the four-and-a-half weeks she’s already spent in prison. “
She said her daughter has had to remain on the island and is “effectively in a gilded cage “because her bail conditions prevent her from leaving and described the verdict as” absolutely astonishing “.
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**************************The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, today(Image: GETTY)
**************************Judge Michalis Papathanasiou said he believed she had made false allegations because she felt “embarrassed” after realizing she had been filmed having sex in a video found on some of the Italian ‘mobile phones. “The defendant gave police a false rape claim, while having full knowledge that this was a lie, “he said. “There was no rape, or violence, and police had carried out a thorough investigation making all necessary arrests.” (The The teenager was mobbed by photographers. and camera operators as she left court with her face covered alongside her mother.
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(************************************ The woman has been on bail since the end of August(Image: GETTY)The teenager at an earlier hearing(Image: GETTY)
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