Can you imagine being locked up for a crime you didnt commit? I know alot of people heard the saying before "I didn't do it" and the person crying out for help still ends up incarcerated. What brings me to talk about this topic is a young mother who falsely cried rape, sending an innocent man to prison for nearly four years, will experience firsthand what her so called rapist suffered -- she'll spend one to three years behind bars for perjury.
William McCaffrey who was the alleged attacker says "I wish her the best of luck, jail isn't easy". At the age of 30, Mr. McCaffrey of the Bronx was sent to prison for four years after Gonzalez accused him of accosting her at knifepoint in 2005.
Although it was a blatant lie Gonzalez told to everyone involved in the case, a jury convicted McCaffrey and he was sent upstate. Where's the justice in this case? So you mean to tell me a woman's mouth is more believable than the truth? Just imagine if that was you who had to face such a horrendous situation. How would you feel? If that was your family member, how would you react? It just goes to show you how unfair the criminal justice system is when analyzing and investigating allegations. The difference between you being a free man or a convicted felon lies on the fate of a person that lies and bends the truth to suit their agendas. In reading the article, the whole reason she lied was because she didn't want her friends to be upset with her since she ditched them after getting into his car. To gain sympathy in their eyes, she tells them she was raped and that spawned a trail of lies which led to an innocent man being convicted. The four years he spent behind bars will never be replaced. Lord knows what happened to him while in there, because if you've read my earlier posts you will understand that rape is a crime punishable by death in most prisons. Its the lowest form of crime one can be in prison for and is ranked right along with the pedophiles. I can't speculate on what McCaffrey went through but I'm sure his transition in prison wasn't an easy one. Especially when your case is nationally televised all over the networks. During her sentencing, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon said, "What happened in this case is one of the worst things that can possibly happen in our criminal justice system. It's hard to imagine why anyone could have done this". Gonzalez will be eligible for parole after serving a quarter of the time McCaffrey spent in prison. If it wasn't for a priest who told her to come clean, she probably would've moved on with her life and lived with her decision on her conscious for the rest of her life. After talking with her priest, she recanted her story when during trial she could've done the same. Instead, she watched the whole thing take place and an innocent person sent to prison for her shenanigans. I wonder how many other people are sitting in jail for similar reasons. What happened is a tragedy and I'm sure she'll have more than enough time to think about her transgressions. The District Attorney who was outraged gave her two to six years so she could have a chance at doing the same time McCaffrey did. Although she had a clean record and could've gotten off with probation, the severity of her lying in court earned her time behind bars. Perjury is a serious offense and Gonzalez is learning that the hard way. During sentencing, she pleaded to the court to have mercy on her for her sons, three months and the other seven years old. She even offered a statement for McCaffrey who was not present. She said, "To Mr. McCaffrey, I am aware that nothing I do or say to him can bring back the years he spent in jail. I want him to know I will carry this guilt for the rest of my life." In a previous interview with McCaffrey, he told reporters "A person who would "lie and paint somebody as a rapist is worse than a real rapist or a real murderer". The only thing for him to do is sue the city for unlawful imprisonment and try to seek monetary damages for being Suspended In Time for four years. Whatever that amount works out to be, I'm sure it will be more than pocket change. The time he spent in there he'll never be able to get back! Its stories like these that make me scared of women these days... :/
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