Nun faces action over rape claim

London - A nun who said she was raped and horrifically assaulted after taking a taxi home from a Christmas party could face charges…

London - A nun who said she was raped and horrifically assaulted after taking a taxi home from a Christmas party could face charges of wasting police time, Scotland Yard said yesterday. The 37-year-old woman told police on December 22nd that she had been viciously attacked, repeatedly raped then left for dead. Yesterday it emerged she allegedly concocted the story.

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