37 year old weather anchor lies about rape
 

(Dec. 15) -- Heidi Jones, a weather anchor for ABC's New York City affiliate and an occasional forecaster on "Good Morning America," was suspended today after being arrested for allegedly lying to police about being sexually assaulted.

The WABC-TV weather anchor told police last month that a Hispanic man tried to rape her while she was jogging in Central Park on Sept. 24. But Jones has since admitted making the whole thing up, police told AOL News today. WABC-TV announced the suspension today during a noon broadcast.

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Heidi Jones, a weather anchor for ABC's New York affiliate and an occasional forecaster on "Good Morning America," has been arrested for allegedly lying to police about being sexually assaulted.The New York Post said the claims of assault became hazy when investigators found inconsistencies in her story and could find no witnesses or suspects. They said officers also questioned why Jones had waited two months before reporting the attempted rape. According to the Post, Jones may have spun the tale as a "plea for sympathy" because of trouble in her personal life.

Some said Jones' decision to describe her supposed attacker as Latino was disturbing. "Most people will never create a hoax but this story reflects the mindset of many more people who also think that if you want to make up a story and you want people to believe it, you should blame an African American man or a Latino," Lisa Navarrete, a spokeswoman for La Raza, a national Latino advocacy group, told AOL News today in a phone interview.

Police said Jones also claimed that the same person who assaulted her in the park later harassed her over the phone. Jones, 37, was arrested Monday and charged with two counts of filing a false police report, police said. A conviction could bring a year in jail or a $1,000 fine.

On the day of the arrest, postings on Jones' Facebook page gave no indication that anything was amiss. "You guys ready for the arctic chill? Ready or not...it's going to be bitterly cold tomorrow and wednesday with highs sub freezing and a wind chill to make your toes shake! Be careful!" she posted.

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I guess she didn't learn anything from Charles Stuart or Tawana Brawley

That's what she gets. This kind of shit ruins it for legitimate victims.

...at least she didn't blame it on a black guy? :confused::rolleyes:

At least she didn't pick on an actual person either. These false accusations ruin lives. Thanks for giving victims of rape another reason to doubt that anyone will believe them, too.

She'll be sharing the same padded cell as the woman who lied that someone poured acid on her face. It's different than the prison cell that holds those who have claimed that someone ELSE killed the family members that they actually killed.

This makes me so angry as it means real victims get ignored or accused of lying. Yay look one more precedent for defense lawyers to point to.