A woman in Bay City, Michigan, faces a felony charge after allegedly falsely accusing a man of rape two years ago.
Emily Larner, 24, was arrested on February 22 and charged with one count of false report of a felony, which is a felony that could result in up to four years in prison and a $2,000 fine, MLive reported. Larner was arrested on a warrant that was issued on August 27, 2020, nearly two years earlier.
On June 23, 2020, Larner called Bay City police and reported that a male friend had raped her and then kicked her out of his house. The officer wrote in his report that when he arrived at the scene, Larner was being treated in an ambulance.
“Larner told the officer she had had a fight with her mother and was walking around outside without her shoes. She said a sheriff’s deputy drove by and asked if she was OK, then gave her a ride to a male friend’s house,” MLive reported.
Larner then told the officer that she and the male friend, who is not named in media reports because he hasn’t been charged with any crimes, had been “talking” and that she thought they would probably start dating soon. She told the officer that when she arrived at the friend’s house, the two lay in bed and cuddled.