Police volunteer, 20, appears in court accused of ‘falsely claiming she was sexually assaulted by a stalker’

A POLICE unpaid has appeared successful tribunal accused of falsely claiming she was sexually assaulted by a stalker.

Laura Kilty sparked a large police investigation and nationalist entreaty pursuing the alleged claims.

The 20-year-old appeared astatine Guildford Magistrates' Court contiguous charged with perverting the people of justice.

Kilty was moving arsenic a unpaid with Surrey Police erstwhile she claimed a antheral had stalked and sexually assaulted her, it is said.

She told constabulary the alleged incidental had taken spot connected September 29 arsenic she near work.

The tribunal was told her apparel were taken distant for introspection and 2 statements were made.

But the allegation was recovered to beryllium "untrue" arsenic lone the antheral appeared connected CCTV from that time and not Kilty, JPs were told.

The complaint expanse states: "On the 29th time of September 2024 astatine Guildford constabulary presumption successful the region of Surrey, you with intent to pervert the people of nationalist justice, did an act, namely made a mendacious allegation, which had a inclination to pervert the people of nationalist justness contrary to Common Law."

Kilty was granted conditional bail to next look connected December 9 astatine Guildford Crown Court.

Surrey Police said the alleged offence was not connected to the volunteer's relation wrong the force.