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after his accuser was found guilty this week of perverting the course of justice. eleanor williams had claimed she was the victim of a grooming gang that had been trafficking herfor sex across the north of england. but a jury convicted her of making it up. phil mccann reports. sincejordan s life was ruined by eleanor williams lies in 2019, he s moved out of barrow and become a dad, but at least until now, he hasn t been able to move on. it s been hell with my mental health. i didn t want to have a bond with my son when he was first born, because i was scared that people were going to grow up, when he grew up, people were going to be like, your dad s a rapist. eleanor williams painted a dark, fictitious picture of what went on on the streets of barrow after dark, where she said a gang was forcing her to go from house to house to have sex with different men here and across the north of england. in 2019, she went to the police and amongst others, she accused jordan of raping her, assaul
gang has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice. eleanor williams was found guilty of eight counts at preston crown court. phil mccann has this report, which starts with some pictures you may find distressing. this is the face of a teenager that went viral. eleanor williams posted these pictures on facebook when she was 19 in 2020. she said she was the victim of a gang of asian men who were raping her, beating her and causing her horrendous injuries. car horns beep. her allegations shocked a town. they led to protests during the first covid lockdown. they also led to the far right paying attention. that queue of cars will actually go for miles. cumbria police spent months looking into eleanor williams s allegations. she got help from a local women s charity. the police put her up in hotels to keep her safe. but the prosecution in her trial said that she was charged
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this is bbc news. the latest headlines. an extraordinary day in washington as congress fails to elect a house speaker in the first ballot for the first time in 100 years. china says covid restrictions imposed by several countries on chinese travellers are politically motivated and warns it may retaliate. here in the uk, a 22 year old woman who falsely claimed she had been raped and trafficked by an asian grooming gang has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice. eleanor williams was found guilty of eight counts at preston crown court. phil mccann has this report, which starts with some pictures you may find distressing. this is the face of a teenager that went viral. eleanor williams posted these pictures on facebook when she was 19 in 2020. she said she was the victim of a gang of asian men who were raping her, beating her and causing her horrendous injuries.