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Charged with making false statement, but not to police

My son attended a party where an Ipod was stolen from the home. He was talking to his x-girlfriend, the next day, mentioned that this Ipod was missing and the owners were trying hard to find out who stole it.

Later that night she freaked out when she found out my son was hanging out with another girl (she gets crazy about this and has before)she freaked and decided to call the owners of the Ipod and tell them that my son was the one who stole it. My son claims he definitely didn�t steal this and I�ve never seen anything like it around.

She calls these people, accuses my son and the next day wakes up from her drunk and tells him what she did and apologizes and says she called them and told them she lied about it. My son also called them and explained the situation. The police are telling her that she can now be arrested for making a false statement to the people that lost the ipod. She never stated to the police that my son took this Ipod, the only statement she made to the police was that she lied about him taking it.

my question is...Can she be charged with anything?

I�d really appreciate any help on this that I can get as soon as possible.


Asked on 11/30/05, 3:51 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Charles A. Pascal, Jr. Law Office of Charles A. Pascal, Jr.

Re: Charged with making false statement, but not to police

That's ridiculous. It's not illegal to make a false statement...only illegal to make a false statement to the police. If she is charged with anything, she should talk to an attorney immediately. My contact info is included here if you-or she-wants to communicate further.

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Answered on 12/01/05, 11:09 am
Mark Johns Mark Johns, Esquire

Re: Charged with making false statement, but not to police

Only if she told the police a lie, can she be charges.

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Answered on 11/30/05, 3:54 pm


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