Criminology Student Jailed After Falsely Accusing Taxi Driver of Sexual Assault

Criminology Student Jailed After Falsely Accusing Taxi Driver of Sexual Assault
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A criminology student has been jailed for 16 months after falsely accusing a taxi driver of sexual assault, after he refused to take her kebab-drenched £10 note (US$13.50).

Sophie Pointon, 22, called the police in the early hours of April 22 this year after a night out in Leeds city center, claiming that a taxi driver sexually “attacked” her in the back of a cab, the Yorksire Evening Post reported.