Fake rape jury should have been warned on sexual stereotypes

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A woman who put a man in jail by making false rape allegations claimed she was unfairly convicted because the jury were not warned about sexual ‘stereotypes.’ Jemma Beale, 27, said she was a lesbian with ‘no desire’ for sex with men and her ‘appalling lies’ led to Mahad Cassim serving two years in jail. Beale was later awarded £11,000 in criminal injuries compensation while Mr Cassim languished behind bars. Police spent 6,400 hours investigating a series of rape claims…

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