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Sheriff: Spring girl lied about rape that led to student's stabbing

11:27 AM CDT on Saturday, May 31, 2008

KHOU.com staff report

SPRING, Texas -- The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that a Spring teen’s accusations that she had been raped by a classmate that led to a boy’s stabbing was a lie.

Last month, 17-year-old Joshua Chapa was stabbed near the lobby of Wunsche High School in Spring ISD by the father of the girl who claimed she had been raped. Ruben-Cuellar Roma faces charges related to that stabbing.

Roma’s daughter claimed that she had been raped while at a house party in late April. The father was at the school the following Monday to talk to school administrators about the alleged sexual assault when Chapa was stabbed.

Sheriff’s investigators said the girl retracted the story this week saying that she lied about the rape to avoid getting in trouble for going to the party.

There was no word if investigators would pursue charges against the teen for making a false report.

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