SINGAPORE - A 17-year-old girl was sentenced to 18 months’ probation on Oct 21 after she made a false police report accusing a man of raping her.

       The teenager, who cannot be named as she is below 18 years old, has to remain indoors from 10pm to 6am every day and perform 80 hours of community service as part of her sentence.

       Her parents were bonded for $5,000 to ensure her good behaviour.

       In September, she pleaded guilty to offences including giving false information to a public servant.

       Her case involved two men, identified in court documents as A and J.

       A had asked her to make a false rape report against J.

       A was first charged in court on Jan 28, 2023.

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       He was also accused of assaulting J.

       Details about A’s charges on that day were not revealed in court documents, which also did not disclose the nature of A’s relationship with the teenage girl.

       On June 28, 2023, A asked the girl to make a false police report stating that J had raped her.

       The following month, A failed to turn up in court and a warrant of arrest was issued against him.

       The girl subsequently made the false police report on Aug 8, 2023, and A started living at her home later that month.

       In earlier proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Benedict Teong said that after the report was filed, an unsuspecting police officer conducted an investigation against J over the purported rape.

       The girl continued with her lies about what J had supposedly done to her when she gave a statement to a second police officer on Aug 16, 2023.

       Court documents did not disclose what happened next, but officers caught A after they raided the girl’s home on Sept 13 that year.

       She finally recanted her false allegations against J on March 6, 2024, before any charges were brought against J.