{"id":31316,"date":"2026-09-10T04:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=31316"},"modified":"2026-09-10T04:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:31:47","slug":"mother-who-falsely-accused-10-men-of-raping-her-has-jail-term-increased","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2026\/09\/10\/mother-who-falsely-accused-10-men-of-raping-her-has-jail-term-increased\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother who falsely accused 10 men of raping her has jail term increased"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mother who falsely accused 10 men of raping her has had her prison sentence increased by two-and-a-half years.<\/p>\n

The change came after the Court of Appeal ruled that her original term was “unduly lenient”.<\/p>\n

Stacey Sharples, 31,\u00a0made false reports<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0causing men to be held in custody at police stations, lose jobs and partners, and be separated from their children.<\/p>\n

She met the men from Greater Manchester on Facebook and dating apps Plenty of Fish and Badoo between 2013 and 2019 when she was aged between 18 and 24.<\/p>\n

Sharples admitted 10 counts of perverting the course of justice at Bolton Crown Court in March and was jailed for four-and-a-half years.<\/p>\n

However, the Attorney General referred the sentence to the Court of Appeal and on Wednesday judges increased the term to seven years.<\/p>\n

An estimated 264 hours of police time and around \u00a350,000 were wasted in months-long investigations, the court heard.<\/p>\n

Sharples, from Farnworth in Bolton, appeared at the London court on Wednesday by video link from HMP Styal in Cheshire.<\/p>\n

Lord Justice Popplewell, sitting with Mr Justice Linden and Mrs Justice Hill, said: “The allegations were of extremely serious conduct, all involving rape, and in some cases multiple rapes with serious violence and threats.<\/p>\n

“Had the victims been convicted, their sentences would in total have been very lengthy indeed.”<\/p>\n

He said false rape allegations undermine real victims of rape and have a serious effect “on the minds of the public who may be called as jurors, which may cause doubts in the mind where none should exist”.<\/p>\n

The judge said Sharples “lured” one victim to a shop so he could be arrested in public and told another, “Watch what happens now” after he refused her advances.<\/p>\n

She told one victim: “They’re not pressing charges, I’ve got away with it yet again.”<\/p>\n

Police found many inconsistencies in Sharples’ false allegations during lengthy video-recorded interviews.<\/p>\n

Hunter Gray, representing Sharples, said the original sentence had been reduced due to Sharples’ mental health and lack of intellect – which the judge decided constituted a learning disability.<\/p>\n

He said Sharples “accepts responsibility” but “still struggles to understand why she did what she did”.<\/p>\n

Source: \u00a0\"Sky<\/a> news.sky.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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