article: Sophie Tucker, 23, from Devon, admitted making up the allegation that he forced her into a sex act after the fiance saw his boss leaving her home. Police later found intimate photos and messages she had sent to the man. Tucker was ordered to attend a thinking skills course, by the judge at Exeter Crown Court. Judge Ian Lawrie called her "selfish and cowardly". The court heard she had invited the 50-year old to her home. The man spent almost seven hours in custody and had to submit to having samples taken by a nurse. The court was told his business suffered. Judge Lawrie told Tucker: "You must have known what you were doing was going to make life very difficult for [the victim]. "You showed selfishness and cowardice which are deeply unappealing." She said: "I am thoroughly sorry about what I did and if I could do something to help him I would. "It was a stupid thing to do. He has not done nothing. I wish I could undo it."
summary: A woman who falsely accused her fiance's boss of a sex attack was given an 18-month suspended sentence for perverting the course of justice.