Coromandel foreign student - Media beatup - false accusation?

[nitpicker1]

Police investigate alleged sexual assault
Posted on 17 October 2010 by NZ Herald

Hamilton police are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a young woman.Detectives are interviewing a woman in her early twenties after a complaint was laid today in relation to an alleged incident that took place between...

Full Story at NZ Herald

http://kiwi247.com/news/police-investigate-alleged-sexual-assault





Police looking into alleged sex assault at school

Posted on 05 December 2010 by NZ Herald

Thames Coromandel police have confirmed they are looking into an alleged sexual assault videoed by students at Whitianga's Mercury Bay Area School.The Herald on Sunday yesterday reported a female foreign exchange student, who...

http://kiwi247.com/news/police-looking-into-alleged-sex-assault-at-school

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kiwi24/7 links (to herald story) seem to have been updated?
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Investigation into allegations in media of Coromandel sexual assault completed
9 December, 2010 - 07:58

Waikato Police investigating allegations in the media of the sexual assault of a foreign exchange student in the Coromandel have found the allegations to have no substance.

Detective Sergeant Martyn Hughes of the Thames-Coromandel CIB said an investigation had been carried out and no criminality had been identified.

"Our investigation has been able to progress positively thanks to the full cooperation of all parties involved and no further enquiries will be carried out.

"At this point Police would urge people who have been victims of crime or who have information linked to what they believe is an offence to contact the Police in the first instance."

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http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/26309.html

[Calliope]

Interesting comment;
The news report I saw said the young woman concerned had returned home and given that I assume they have no case - especially as she claims no memory of the event.
This doesn't mean that the assault didn't take place, only that they have not found the evidence.