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[h1]Woman who falsely accused man of rape, sending him to prison for 4 years, gets 1-3 years jail[/h1]
BY Rich Schapiro
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Originally Published:Tuesday, February 23rd 2010, 5:44 PM
Updated: Tuesday, February 23rd 2010, 6:01 PM
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Biurny Peguero, who was sentenced to one to three years in jail in Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday.
[h3]A Manhattan judge on Tuesday excoriated a young woman who falsely accused a man of rape - sending him to prison for nearly four years - then tossed her behind bars.[/h3]
"What happened in this case is one of the worst things that can happen in our criminal justice system," Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Charles Solomon said before sentencing Biurny Peguero to one to three years.
"She testified that an entirely innocent person committed an extremely heinous crime. ... It's hard for me to imagine how she could do that."
Peguero, 27, pleaded guilty to perjury last August, admitting that her claim of rape against William McCaffrey was a lie.
McCaffrey, 32, a Bronx contractor, was released from prison four months later. He was not in court yesterday.
"To Mr. McCaffrey, I am aware that nothing I can do or say can bring back the years he spent in jail," Peguero, a mother of two young sons, said before sentencing.
"I want him to know that I will carry this guilt for the rest of my life, and words cannot describe how deeply sorry I am."
Peguero had claimed McCaffrey raped her at knifepoint on a desolate Bronx street in September 2005 after she drunkenly accepted a ride from him.
In court papers filed by her lawyers, Peguero said she was too drunk to remember the night of the alleged attack so she came to believe her lie.
It later emerged that her injuries that night stemmed from a drunken brawl with a friend.
Prosecutor Evan Krutoy had asked the judge to sentence Peguero to two to six years "so that there's a chance that she will serve what he served."
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BY Rich Schapiro
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Originally Published:Tuesday, February 23rd 2010, 5:44 PM
Updated: Tuesday, February 23rd 2010, 6:01 PM
Hermann for News
Biurny Peguero, who was sentenced to one to three years in jail in Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday.
[h3]A Manhattan judge on Tuesday excoriated a young woman who falsely accused a man of rape - sending him to prison for nearly four years - then tossed her behind bars.[/h3]
"What happened in this case is one of the worst things that can happen in our criminal justice system," Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Charles Solomon said before sentencing Biurny Peguero to one to three years.
"She testified that an entirely innocent person committed an extremely heinous crime. ... It's hard for me to imagine how she could do that."
Peguero, 27, pleaded guilty to perjury last August, admitting that her claim of rape against William McCaffrey was a lie.
McCaffrey, 32, a Bronx contractor, was released from prison four months later. He was not in court yesterday.
"To Mr. McCaffrey, I am aware that nothing I can do or say can bring back the years he spent in jail," Peguero, a mother of two young sons, said before sentencing.
"I want him to know that I will carry this guilt for the rest of my life, and words cannot describe how deeply sorry I am."
Peguero had claimed McCaffrey raped her at knifepoint on a desolate Bronx street in September 2005 after she drunkenly accepted a ride from him.
In court papers filed by her lawyers, Peguero said she was too drunk to remember the night of the alleged attack so she came to believe her lie.
It later emerged that her injuries that night stemmed from a drunken brawl with a friend.
Prosecutor Evan Krutoy had asked the judge to sentence Peguero to two to six years "so that there's a chance that she will serve what he served."
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