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Woman Confesses to False Rape Charge
Man She Accused Has Already Served Four Years in Prison
(Aug. 13) -- William McCaffrey has spent the last four years in prison, serving a 20-year sentence for a rape the victim now says never happened.
Biurny Peguero, now married and using the last name Gonzalez, accused McCaffrey of raping her in September 2005, and he was convicted by the State Supreme Court in Manhattan. But in March, Gonzalez confessed to her priest, and later to her attorney, that she had fabricated the rape story, according to reports from The New York Times and the New York Post.
Gonzalez initially accused McCaffrey of raping her while on the way to a late-night party. According to the Post, Gonzalez now says she lied about being raped because her friends were angry with her for stranding them without a ride when she went off to the party with McCaffrey.
While there was no physical evidence of rape, Gonzalez did have bite marks on her arm and shoulder -- wounds she said were caused by McCaffrey. These bites and Gonzalez's testimony led to the conviction.
In 2008, new DNA testing cast doubt on the case when it revealed the genetic material taken from the bites had no Y chromosome, so it could not be male. According to the Times, court papers showed the district attorney's office refused to overturn the conviction based on the test because the DNA from the sample could have come from the tears of Gonzalez's friends.
Gonzalez now claims the bites and scratches on her body at the time of the alleged rape were caused by her friends, who physically assaulted her in their anger over being stranded.
McCaffrey's lawyer filed papers Wednesday for the rape conviction to be vacated and for his client to be set free. However, Gonzalez has refused to testify on behalf of McCaffrey unless she receives immunity on perjury charges.
Woman Confesses to False Rape Charge
Man She Accused Has Already Served Four Years in Prison
(Aug. 13) -- William McCaffrey has spent the last four years in prison, serving a 20-year sentence for a rape the victim now says never happened.
Biurny Peguero, now married and using the last name Gonzalez, accused McCaffrey of raping her in September 2005, and he was convicted by the State Supreme Court in Manhattan. But in March, Gonzalez confessed to her priest, and later to her attorney, that she had fabricated the rape story, according to reports from The New York Times and the New York Post.
Gonzalez initially accused McCaffrey of raping her while on the way to a late-night party. According to the Post, Gonzalez now says she lied about being raped because her friends were angry with her for stranding them without a ride when she went off to the party with McCaffrey.
While there was no physical evidence of rape, Gonzalez did have bite marks on her arm and shoulder -- wounds she said were caused by McCaffrey. These bites and Gonzalez's testimony led to the conviction.
In 2008, new DNA testing cast doubt on the case when it revealed the genetic material taken from the bites had no Y chromosome, so it could not be male. According to the Times, court papers showed the district attorney's office refused to overturn the conviction based on the test because the DNA from the sample could have come from the tears of Gonzalez's friends.
Gonzalez now claims the bites and scratches on her body at the time of the alleged rape were caused by her friends, who physically assaulted her in their anger over being stranded.
McCaffrey's lawyer filed papers Wednesday for the rape conviction to be vacated and for his client to be set free. However, Gonzalez has refused to testify on behalf of McCaffrey unless she receives immunity on perjury charges.
