Rape Accusation "Tramatizing" says Former Suspect

Kevin Taveras, 20 years-old, who was accused of rape with three other young men. The four young men were falsely accused of rape a week ago, by an 18 year-old student of Hofstra University. Police are not releasing the name of the young women who made the accusations. They have not yet said if charges would be filed against her for making the false report. She has been suspended from Hofstra University pending hearings into the matter. Only one of the accused was a student, and as since been allowed to return to campus.

The young women alleged that the four young men had forcibly tied her up and sexually assaulted her. She later changed her story when she was told that parts of the incident were recorded on a cell phone. She then said that it was consensual. One of the four young men stated that he, "was really scared, and that it was like living a nightmare." He says that he "thought he was going to do time for something that he didn't do." Stalin Felipe, another one of the young men accused says, "We respect women. We know how to treat a lady. The thing they said with the rope, that is disgusting."

This story was more than a shock. Why would anyone accuse someone of rape? That makes you wonder who really tells the truth about being raped. I mean if someone were to walk into the police department and say that someone had raped them I would hope that they would investigate those claims. It is people like this young lady that make it hard for people to believe things like this.

I would hope that she will face some type of charges for making a false police report. There are laws that are supposed to be followed when it comes to things like this. I feel that she should also have to follow these laws. She could of ruined these boys lives forever, luckily for them she finally told the truth. That is sick to do things like that consensually, and then turn around and say that you were raped. How will anyone be able to believe her. What if someone really does rape her now, does she think that everyone will believe her? I don't know that I would. I guess that is why I am not in that line of work. Good luck to the men and women who have to face people doing things like this everyday. May they be able to come to the right conclusions.