Woman slept with two soldiers and later accused them of rape when her boyfriend found out

UK: A woman who had sex with two soldiers falsely accused them of rape when her boyfriend found out.

Nicole Richess met the soldiers while clubbing with friends in Bournemouth and took two of them back to her flat for sex, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

But when her boyfriend found out she became "scared" as she did not want to admit she had been unfaithful, so falsely claimed she had been raped.

The 20-year-old, from Bournemouth, Dorset, admitted perverting the course of justice at Winchester Crown Court.

Following the conviction, Sophie Stevens, senior crown prosecutor for the Rape and Serious Sexual Offences team at the CPS, said: "Rape is a very serious criminal offence and happens when someone has not consented to a sexual act.

"Nicole Richess was not raped; she made two false allegations against two soldiers because she had been confronted by her boyfriend who had been made aware that she had been unfaithful.

"The investigation by Dorset Police into her allegations revealed that on Friday 9 November 2012, she went out for the evening with girlfriends in Bournemouth.

"They went clubbing and she, with one of her friends, met four young men, Army soldiers.

"Nicole Richess then took the two soldiers to her home where they had sexual intercourse.

"What she did not know is that her boyfriend of three years would be aware of what happened through rumours, as a result he confronted her.

"Scared, she started to make up stories and after three days of being pressurised by her boyfriend she went to the police and said she had been raped.

"She maintained her story during the police investigation, which quickly revealed discrepancies in her statement."

The CPS said the false allegations, made when Richess was aged 18, led to the soldiers being disciplined by the British Army and the investigation put on their service records.

Ms Stevens said: "Her selfishness and lies had serious consequences professionally and personally on the two young men, who had to be disciplined according to the Army policy.

"The investigation went on their record and this limited their opportunities to be mobilised abroad.

"Their private lives had been exposed only because Nicole Richess could not take responsibility for her actions.

"We hope that with this conviction, they will be able to move on with their lives."

Richess will be sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on March 26.