THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012
Teen girl's rape lie led to murder of 17-year-old boy
Stephen Lyne was just 17-years-old when he was stabbed to death in June 2009 because a teenage girl lied that he had raped her. The young man who stabbed Stephen has subsequently died in an unrelated incident, and now the deceased assailant's conspirator is on trial.
In the course of the trial, Jessica Klok, 18, took the stand and admitted under oath to lying about being raped by Stephen Lyne. Klok admitted that she communicated the lie to the assailant. The assailant stabbed and killed Stephen in retaliation for the alleged rape of Klok.
"I lied that Stephen Lyne had raped me," Jessica Klok told the court. "It was just a blatant, disgusting lie."
Klok was not charged for any criminality in connection with her lie, despite her reckless indifference to a young man's life that set in motion a terrible, and foreseeable, outcome. History has taught us that once unleashed, it is not unusual for a rape lie to destroy a man's life.
The victim's sister, Sophia Lyne, testified that before her brother's death, the assailant repeated the rape allegation to her and was "really mad and angry" about it. Ms. Lyne said that the assailant had told her that he was "going to get Stephen himself for this" and that he was going to stab him.
Another witness verified that the rape lie was the assailant's motivation for the stabbing.
Stephen's mother broke down in court as she described the last time she saw her son alive.
At least in Canada the woman would get a $50.00 fine...as sad as that even is. Love your stories..it's proof that women have the upper hand in the legal system, both sides of the border.
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