Jemma Beale : False Headlines

False Headlines

During the trial, dozens of sensationalist stories were featured in national newspapers. On the surface, these misleading headlines made Jemma’s story seem completely implausible. These stories were either taken completely out of context or were falsified in order to make the headlines as extreme as possible.

The two most disturbing “facts” promoted by the papers claimed that Jemma claimed she was raped by 15 separate men on 15 separate occasions. These headlines were completely false and written out of context, originating from a misleading quote from the prosecution opening statement.

The court found that Jemma was found guilty of wrongly accusing three men, on four occasions over a three year period, which would have made for far less appealing headlines. In fact, a Mumsnet survey suggests 23% of women have experienced rape or sexual assault 4 or more times.

Read more about the truth behind the headlines here:

Fact: 3 Men Accused

Jemma was not and has never claimed, to have been raped by 15 separate men.

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Fact: 4 Separate Incidents

Jemma has never referred to or reported 15 separate occasions.

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Fact: No Such CCTV Exists

There is CCTV footage, but none of the correct locations or of Jemma arriving home safely.

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The Ministry of Justice allow prisoners who maintain their innocence to use the internet through a third party to make serious representations about their innocence. Jemma Beale was wrongly convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice on 6th July 2017 and received a 10 year prison sentence. Murderers and child killers have received shorter sentences.

This website is the only official representation for Jemma and the content is managed by her friends and family. The majority of information contained on this site is already in the public domain, the evidence, having been given in an open Court of Law.

Where information is referred to that was not admitted in evidence at the trial, it is from official statements and documents received from the defence solicitors acting on behalf of Jemma during the trial.