Woman jailed for revenge plot against ex-boyfriend

A WOMAN has been jailed for a revenge plot against her ex in which she claimed he bombarded her with malicious messages over social media.

Clarice Crothers, 18, of Darlow Drive, Stratford, told police she and her family had been threatened and that her home was being watched.

She claimed to have been sent 100 messages by her ex-boyfriend in a single day.

But investigations by Warwickshire Police revealed the messages has been sent with Crothers’ knowledge from a fake account set up by a friend.

She had even helped write some of the messages.

Crothers contributed to the message contentWhen questioned Crothers admitted her involvement but later tried to blame it on the friend who had set up the account.

The friend was initially arrested in connection with the offences and he later received a caution.

Crothers was arrested on October 19, 2018 and later charged with two counts of perverting the course of justice.

She admitted the offences at Warwick Crown Court last month and on Tuesday (September 10) she was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment at the same court.

She was also ordered to pay victim surcharge costs and handed a fiveyear restraining order banning her from contacting her ex-boyfriend.

After Crothers was sentenced investigating officer Detective Constable Sarah Niblett said: “This has been a complex and protracted investigation, which has demonstrated the consequences of making a false allegation to police.

“During this investigation, it was proven the defendant’s allegations were malicious, in order to try and get revenge on a former partner.

“This unacceptable behaviour has meant a considerable amount of police time and resources - which could have been spent investigating genuine crimes - was used to look into these false accusations.

“We would like to reassure genuine victims of crime that we will investigate every report made with diligence and impartiality, and would always encourage those who have a been a victim of an offence to please come forward and report it.”