Leon Benjamin Forde

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	8 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.5
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Year Convicted:	2004
Year Cleared:	2006
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Leon Benjamin Forde was wrongly convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2002. The girl accused Forde of the rape two years later in 2004, claiming he bit her on the neck like a "vampire" when he attacked her. In 2006 the police became aware of a computer diary the girl had written in which she wrote about the rape claim that she had "made it all up." In May 2006 the Court of Appeals quashed Forde's conviction and ordered his release. Forde was wrongly imprisoned for 18 months. 19 years old when imprisoned, he described his time in prison as "hell.""
Conviction Caused By:	The alleged victim fabricated the alleged rape claim.
Innocence Proved By:	In May 2006 the Court of Appeals quashed Leon Benjamin Forde's conviction and ordered his release.
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Age When Imprisoned:	19
Age When Released:	21
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Conviction quashed over 'made up' vampire claim, by Paul Lewis, Guardian, May 19, 2006"
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Leon Benjamin Forde

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

8 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.5

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2004

Year Cleared:

2006

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

The alleged victim fabricated the alleged rape claim.

Innocence Proved By:

In May 2006 the Court of Appeals quashed Leon Benjamin Forde's conviction and ordered his release.

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

19

Age When Released:

21

Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"Conviction quashed over 'made up' vampire claim, by Paul Lewis, Guardian, May 19, 2006"

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"http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,,1778518,00.html"

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