This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Petition A person found to be lying about being sexually abused should face prosecution
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A person that reports another person of sexually abusing them as a child should face prosecution if found to be lying.
The prosecution will then make sure only the real victims come forward.
A person accused of
Such crimes should remain anonymous until proven guilty to prevent backlash when found innocent.
One tarnished with the name paedophile you can never come back from that even if found not guilty at court.
They should be a zero tolerance on lying under oath over such heinous crimes
This petition closed early because of a General Election
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