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Woman Said She Was Raped To Get Sympathy From Pals

The woman whose false rape allegations put an innocent man behind bars for four years lied because she wanted her friends to feel sorry for her, according to the Post.

Biurny Peguero Gonzalez pleaded guilty to perjury yesterday, confessing that she lied when she said William McCaffrey and two other men raped her at knifepoint after meeting her at an Inwood bar and taking her for a drive. McCaffrey really did take her for a car ride, but according to WCBS, she was "extremely drunk and became scared and hysterical during the ride," so he brought her back to her friends. But when she met her pals, they started arguing with her for ditching them — and the dispute quickly turned violent. According to court documents, when Gonzalez remained upset after the scuffle, one of her friends asked whether she had been raped, and "she replied that she had, because she wanted the group to feel badly."

The documents go on to note: "She specifically said that she was upset with [one friend] after the fight because [the friend] was angry and did not seem to care about her...[Gonzalez] said that once she stated she had been raped and more people became involved, the lie became too big for her to back out of." Gonzalez came forward to authorities after a religious conversion and a marriage, and now faces between two and seven years in prison for lying to a grand jury and lying during her trial, however the Times notes that the judge may sentence her to less time. Though she is a legal resident, the mother of two could also be deported to her native Dominican Republic.

McCaffrey is now out on bail from what would have been a 20-year prison sentence, and is expected to be officially cleared of his charges on Thursday. He praised Gonzalez for coming forward. "I’m just happy to be home," said the 33-year-old construction worker, who has argued his innocence by citing DNA evidence that proved the bite marks on Gonzalez' arm reveal were made by a woman. "It was courageous of her to come forward and finally tell the truth."

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  • Thinky Think

    Lesson to all the chicks that like to get sickly drunk. She should get the same sentence he did.

  • saratoga mind

    four years and a day jail; immediate deportation following.

  • carbomb

    looks like an angry monkey

  • maisy333

    While she did a horrible, reprehensible thing, It can't be easy to be where she sits right now and yes it did take courage to come forward. Aside from that I can't believe how many of these comments call for her deportation what does where she's from have to do with anything? good to know all of you brought the rhetoric of anti immigrant movement like good little sheeple.

  • brooklynmouthoff

    This bitch deserves a MINIMUM of the jail time that her victim served. PLUS whatever time she gets for lying in trial.

  • forge

    Her friend bit her? Weird...

  • sidenote

    Too bad she's poor - this is the kind of case civil trial lawyers dream about.



    I'm guessing she will likely go to jail - she's at least guilty of perjury, which is a felony.

  • Tower18

    Amazing that my comment got blocked, but so many of these "I hope she gets _____" got through.



    I said something along the lines of just goes to show you how a man accused of r-a-p-e is guilty until proven beyond a doubt innocent.

  • Angelheaded Hipster

    he "has a long rap sheet of drug and violence arrests"



    he's not gracious

  • brooklynmouthoff

    By gracious, I meant he's being very forgiving and adult about this.



    Because he has priors, doesn't mean he's incapable of be gracious in a situation.

  • Angelheaded Hipster

    you're right--- i feel like i should send him a nice basket of fruit or something, those chai teas maybe

  • P2H

    4 years of your life over because of a psycho girl who wanted her friends to feel "sorry" for her.



    Imagine how many people were thinking that this "rapist" would get "his" in prison and happy to see him get hurt/raped by other prisoners and now he's proven innocent.



    She should be forced to pay back all those lost years in some kind of settlement with the real victim here.

  • potsmoker

    saying she should be raped is just as reasonable as saying the real victim falsely convicted "should be raped by bubba" in jail.



    should convicted rapists be raped in prison?

    very few people would say no and thats usually what the comments run when people are allowed to input their opinions on news websites.

  • farleft

    "An eye for an eye" is an outdated form of punishment in all cases...This case illustrates that very well. No need to justify the posts made by the morons on this site.

  • farleft

    What's with all you morons saying she deserves to be raped? Yes, she's an idiot. Yes, she ruined an innocent man's life for 4+ years. Yes, she should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. But to suggest she be raped as punishment is just appalling. Even the victim that spent 4 years in jail because of her lies is not making such grossly obscene comments.

  • brooklynmouthoff

    He was very gracious.



    she is a whore that deserves to be raped.

  • brooklynmouthoff

    By the way...This is a place of sarcasm and snarkiness. Chill out, obviously she doesn't deserve to be raped.



    HOWEVER, she does deserve to be put away. It's amazing that a bitch llike this aan ruin your life because of her immaturity.



    And, yes. She's a bitch.

  • maryjr

    She should be deported AND pay restitution to that poor man who, btw, seems to be quite a gentleman calling this woman "courageous" instead of some other choice names.

  • Angelheaded Hipster

    the guy "has a long rap sheet of drug and violence arrests"



    hahahaha --- life's rich pageant

  • JacqueMehoff

    what about the DA who prosecuted this case?

    do they get off too?

  • felixthecat2

    I have mixed feelings on this. "It was courageous of her to come forward and finally tell the truth." however it hurts real victims whose ordeals are doubted because of Liars as Gonzales.

  • Clarice City

    Deport this piece of shit.

  • TrippinJoJo

    Biurny Peguero Gonzalez = c**t

  • Steven

    This seems to be the new fade going around with the ladies.

  • hotstepper

    once people get off facebook and into the real world, they have absolutely no idea how to act.

  • kafkask

    @ hotstepper -- huh? are you really blaming facebook? Yeesh.

  • hotstepper

    don't get caught in the headlights.

  • marcasm

    She definitely deserves to at least be deported, preferably after a little jail time. What an evil bitch.

  • zodak

    it's outrageous that they ignored dna evidence

  • WorksInDUMBO

    This story is infuriating. If she doesn't get jail time, it will be a complete travesty of justice.

  • The Man Bat

    Don't worry...she WON'T get jail time and it WILL be a complete travesty. Welcome to the real world!!

  • WorksInDUMBO

    you're probably right. she will probably whine about how her children won't have a mother, etc., and will get off with a slap on the wrist. Meanwhile, that poor guy lost 4 years of his life.

  • Clarice City

    The only thing that's been hard at work since she's been in this country is her birth canal. Now it will likely get her off scott free.

  • kleinpeter

    I wanna know what people get into physical altercations with their friends??? I mean, one guy sleeping with his buddy's girlfriend... yeah sure. But cuz she ditched them?

    Classy broads.

  • Snoopy

    Perhaps, just perhaps, she should be raped just so she can tell the difference in the future.



    Slut trash.

  • thewildpansy

    She should definitely get raped, then she'll know how it felt to be in jail for 4 years.

  • Wow-- you...are an incredible troll. That is a lovely piece of shit thing to say.

  • boomshanka

    She should serve twice the time he did.



    Then deport.

  • Mr. Shankly

    +10

  • Mookie Wilson

    Deport.

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