Eleanor Williams

Psychiatrist speculated she had PTSD from childhood trauma but trial offered few clues.

Doug Marshall, the senior investigator on the case, gives short shrift to the idea that Williams may have been a victim of something, if not what she told police. Bacon said Williams had learned to “maintain a mask” to hide her emotions, which she said was very common in trauma. “She was acting very strange in school.” When she first started to tell police about being trafficked to “sex parties”, she gave officers a list of 60 other girls she said had been abused too. He said there were “clear overtones” of difficulties in her childhood, but that there was “little clarity” over what those may have entailed. Why had she framed so many innocent men and what had happened in her past which might have contributed to her behaviour?

A 22-year-old woman, Eleanor Williams, has been sentenced to eight and a half years after being found guilty of lying about being raped and trafficked in a ...

A third man accused of rape by Williams, Oliver Gardner, said he only met her once and so it was a "shock" when he was contacted by Cumbria Police in regards to the claims. One of the other men Williams accused, Jordan Trengove, spent 73 days in custody and shared a cell with a convicted sex offender. In reality, Williams had booked herself into a hotel alone and was watching YouTube videos at the time of the alleged attack. "I have had countless death threats made over social media from people all over the world because of what they thought I was involved in," he said. Undeniably, Williams' false allegations have had a shocking and heartbreaking impact on all those involved. Now, three of the men who were falsely accused of rape by Williams have spoken out to share what a devastating impact the accusations have had on their lives and mental health. This lead police to liken her claims about being trafficked to Amsterdam to the plot of the movie, Taken. "I still bear the scars to this day," he said. Eleanor Williams, 22, first made accusations of abuse back in 2017, but her claims didn’t go viral until the pandemic when she shared a series of social media posts in May 2020. He added that two weeks after his initial arrest, he attempted to take his own life. I'm not saying I am guilty but I know I have done some wrong and so I'm sorry." She also uploaded photos – which quickly went viral – showing her covered in bruises, including a black eye and a severed finger.

Mohammed Ramzan, 43, of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, tried to take his own life two weeks after he was arrested following the claims made by Eleanor Williams ...

'But to us, her family, it says she was telling the truth, that she was a victim in the way that she claimed to be and as her mother I believe her. Mr Trengove was accused by Williams of three rapes and was arrested. I've spoken to my girlfriend about it and we just want to put the whole thing behind us and forget about it.' Mrs Johnston said: 'The order says Ellie was a victim of exploitation and trafficking from the age of 12. He was still charged with the rape offence. I don't want to think about it any more. I also don't believe that Ellie inflicted those injuries on herself, she couldn't have caused them.' There's a bigger picture to this, which in time will be revealed, I'm sure we'll see who and what was behind this.' Now I know she's locked away for a bit longer, it's just a bit of a relief. I was just happy with the guilty verdict. But I wish it was a longer sentence. 'The mud sticks and I fear it may take some time.

Eleanor Williams, 22, from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, falsely claimed she was groomed, trafficked and raped.

A Facebook post in which a woman falsely claimed to have been the victim of an Asian grooming gang ripped a community apart , a court has heard.

Eleanor Williams, 22, from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, falsely claimed she was groomed, trafficked and raped.

Eleanor Williams, of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday after making a series of false rape allegations.

“This has been a lengthy, complex and ultimately tragic case, as well as a dark period for Barrow. “It is important to note that Williams’ allegations could not have been taken any more seriously when she initially came forward. He added: “Unless and until the defendant chooses to say why she has told these lies we will not know.” “I’m devastated at the trouble that has been caused in Barrow. As we will see this was to become a feature of her conduct.” The court heard she did have injuries following the alleged attack.

Twenty-two-year-old from Barrow posted photos on Facebook falsely claiming she had been abused.

And if it wasn’t on you, it was on your car or on the front of your house.” She says she feels “stupid” to have joined the rallies for someone who made up so many lies. Jonathan Sandiford KC said no, noting the jury had heard evidence of Williams’ “affectionate and emotional” relationship with at least one Asian man. One Muslim restaurateur, who asked not to be named, said he lost at least £80,000 worth of custom after being named on the list. Trengove had “rapist” spray-painted on the side of his house. But one, Dr Lucy Bacon, said she had experienced complex post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of childhood trauma. She said she had been on one night out with Williams and, though she knew her to say hi, was not a close friend. They said I was named by Ellie Williams, that I was at these parties in Morecambe and Preston – not the case at all,” said Chloe, now 21. Another, Jordan Trengove, [spent 73 days in prison](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/03/i-went-downhill-man-falsely-accused-of-on-becoming-a-hate-figure) on remand after she falsely accused him of raping and drugging her at knifepoint. She still struggles to believe her injuries were self-inflicted, as a forensic pathologist concluded they were, with a hammer Williams bought from Tesco a few days earlier. “I’m not saying I’m guilty but I know I have done wrong on some of this and I’m sorry. Her claims went viral during lockdown in May 2020 when she posted photographs of herself on Facebook covered in shocking bruises, with a black eye and a partially severed finger. “I understand that it’s your job to believe the jury’s verdict and that’s OK.

Eleanor Williams lied on Facebook that she had been groomed and beaten by a gang of Asian men.

Eleanor Williams, 22, was sentenced to more than eight years imprisonment after she falsely claimed she was drugged, raped and forced to work as a ...

Sammy Woodhouse, who was abused in Rotherham from the age of 14, said it had set progress back in "a long way". Williams, of Barrow, Cumbria, was ...

"I imagine it's a combination of all those. "Perverting the course of justice is a very serious offence because it damages confidence in the justice system. "I think the saddest thing is we don't know why [this happened]. "Ninety-nine per cent of complainants are genuine. "It feels like it does take us back quite a long way. "I would always encourage someone to come forward.

Eleanor Williams, 22, was jailed yesterday after falsely accusing multiple local men of grooming and raping her, even going so far as to injure herself with ...

She told officers the cuts she had received were from a knife used by one of her attackers. The man then grabbed her outside the takeaway, she claimed, and said "come on, we're going". She was found by officers with numerous injuries to her face and body and carrying a rucksack containing a bank card in her name. On the evening of 19 May, Williams had been reported missing by her family and was seen soon afterwards by witnesses in a field near to her home. The person the press are portraying is not the person I know.” "I can’t describe it.

Her false claims led to multiple wrongful imprisonments and three attempted suicides. They unleashed a carnival of hysteria in her local area, as some of those ...

Cases like this, however extreme, are a reminder of the dangers of that modern compulsion to ‘believe women’. The tragic consequences of this approach are all too clear for Eleanor Williams’ victims. The post spawned a ‘Justice for Ellie’ campaign, which attracted the likes of Tommy Robinson to Barrow. She bought a hammer from Tesco and hit herself in the face to produce evidence of black eyes. Oliver’s bias is perhaps understandable, given her experience tackling the scourge of grooming gangs. In May 2020, Williams wrote a post on Facebook that grabbed the nation’s attention – and ultimately exposed her as a fantasist. Two years later, Williams accused Jordan Trengove of raping her and threatening her with a knife. Countdown presenter Rachel Riley and reality-TV star Holly Hagan both shared graphic posts by Williams in which she claimed to have been beaten and raped by a grooming gang. Cameron Bibby, who was a teenager at the time, was the first to be falsely accused back in 2017. She posted several pictures of herself blooded, with black eyes and horrific bruises. Like some of Williams’ other victims, Gardner later attempted to take his own life. Eleanor Williams, a 22-year-old from Barrow-in-Furness, was this week given an eight-and-a-half year prison sentence for falsely claiming that she had been raped and trafficked.

Eleanor Williams, 22, was brought up in a large stone-built semi on Walney Island by her mother, Allison Johnston, and her stepfather.

As we will see this was to become a feature of her conduct.' But I do believe that she was the victim of abuse and trafficking. She did come home with me, and then the next weekend she came back black and blue, worse than we've ever seen.' He grabbed her outside of the takeaway and started pulling her arm, saying: ''Come on, we're going''. A hammer found at the scene had her DNA on and was identical to one she had purchased from Tesco earlier in the month. 'I also don't believe that Ellie inflicted those injuries on herself, she couldn't have caused them. She has an elder sister, Lucy, and a brother - who both doted on their younger sibling. Meanwhile on the night of her alleged ordeal in the seaside town she instead stayed alone in a hotel after buying a Pot Noodle and spent the evening watching YouTube on her phone. Williams also alleged he had threatened to throw her in the sea during a 'horrific' trip to Blackpool during which she was 'pimped out' to eight men. The fantasist was seen in a hotel in Blackpool at the same time she claimed she had been trafficked 'But to us, her family, it says she was telling the truth, that she was a victim and as her mother I believe her. Her mother Allison, 51, was also seen as a pillar of the local community before she was suspended as a Labour councillor for comments she made after her daughter's conviction.

Eleanor Williams, 22, was jailed for eight-and-a-half years at Preston Crown Court on Monday for perverting the course of justice.

As we will see this was to become a feature of her conduct.' She admitted this was not true when officers suggested they check flight documents, but at trial she maintained the allegation. I still can't take it in really. Williams had denied telling a 'pack of lies' to the police and the jury, saying: 'I wanted people to know what was going on in Barrow, still is going on' Williams also alleged he had threatened to throw her in the sea during a 'horrific' trip to Blackpool during which she was 'pimped out' to eight men. Meanwhile, on the night of her alleged ordeal in the seaside town she instead stayed alone in a hotel after buying a Pot Noodle and spent the evening watching YouTube on her phone. A hammer found at the scene had her DNA on and was identical to one she had purchased from Tesco earlier in the month. I can't [describe it]. In what the prosecution called her 'finale event', in May 2020 Williams was found by police with injuries including a swollen eye, cut finger and injuries to her legs and abdomen which were 'too numerous to count'. Williams told police she had been taken to Amsterdam by Mr Ramzan, forced to work in a brothel and sold at an auction for 25,000 euros, but the buyer did not go through with the deal. The mother of a fantasist jailed for lying about being raped by an Asian grooming gang broke down in tears today as she claimed she was 'just trying to get people to listen to her' Eleanor Williams, 22, (left, in a police mugshot and right, with her self-inflicted injuries) was found guilty of perverting the course of justice and has been jailed for eight and a half years.

Eleanor Williams has been sentenced to eight years in prison for falsely accusing several men of rape. We can't let her case be used to discredit actual ...

Our justice system also shows that it regards male victims in higher esteem than females; Williams got an eight-and-a-half-year sentence for her lies, and yet only 1% of rape cases were prosecuted according to [government scorecards](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/justice-scorecards-show-police-failing-on-rape-convictions-lt5w8q9f3) last year. [2005 Home Office study](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/238713283_Home_Office_Research_Study_293_A_gap_or_a_chasm_Attrition_in_reported_rape_cases) put the figure at 4%), let’s also remember that these figures can be conflated with other factors and do not merely mean the accuser is lying. [Crown Prosecution Service](https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-men-are-more-likely-to-be-raped-than-be-falsely-accused-of-rape) showed in 2018 that out of 161 rape case prosecutions, there was one false rape prosecution. But the numbers speak for themselves, the average adult man in England and Wales has a 0.00021281% chance of being falsely accused of rape in a year, according to [2018 data](https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-men-are-more-likely-to-be-raped-than-be-falsely-accused-of-rape). Williams hurts so many with her accusations – the victims she claimed abused her, one of whom tearfully described the vilification that led him to the brink of suicide, other victims who will have their credibility questioned, and women who are yet to see any justice served against their perpetrators.