A woman who lied about being groomed by a gang of Asian sex traffickers was jailed today as the extent of her lies was laid bare in court.
The allegations sparked violent demonstrations in her home town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and led to former English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson visiting the town to "investigate" the claims. Williams had made serious sexual allegations against a large number of men between 2016 and 2020 - three of whom said the false rape claims led them to try and take their own lives. She created false names and messages to spin a web of lies that she was a victim of sex trafficking. She even went as far as self-inflicting injuries with a hammer to make her story more believable. One of the men she accused of grooming called her "delusional" and a "fantasist" in court.
As Williams was jailed for eight and a half years today, TheMirror.co.uk looks at the disturbing lies she told and the impact it had on the victims and the wider community.
The allegations sparked violent demonstrations in her home town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and led to former English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson visiting the town to "investigate" the claims. Williams had made serious sexual allegations against a large number of men between 2016 and 2020 - three of whom said the false rape claims led them to try and take their own lives. She created false names and messages to spin a web of lies that she was a victim of sex trafficking. She even went as far as self-inflicting injuries with a hammer to make her story more believable. One of the men she accused of grooming called her "delusional" and a "fantasist" in court.
As Williams was jailed for eight and a half years today, TheMirror.co.uk looks at the disturbing lies she told and the impact it had on the victims and the wider community.