LADUE, MO (KTVI - FOX2now.com) -
The woman who claimed she was raped on the side of a Ladue roadway now says she made the whole story up. Virginia Burns, 50, of Overland, Missouri says she was not raped like she told police nearly two weeks ago. Burns is also not disabled. Burns claimed she was driving on McKnight Road on November 30 when she ran out of gas. She said she got into her wheelchair and began heading down the road when two white males pulled her into a wooded area and raped her.
Burns went on to say that she crawled back to her wheelchair where she was later picked up by a 'Good Samaritan' who took her to buy gas for her van. In a news conference held Thursday, Ladue police said Burns made the story up, was never raped and is not disabled.
Burns is charged with two counts of making a false police report and one count of possession of marijuana. Police say when Burns walked into the police department Wednesday and confessed, she had marijuana in her possession.
Burn's story was already being questioned by some. But when the rape kit came back negative, investigators began asking more questions.
If convicted, Burns could face up to one year in jail and $1000 in fines for the possession charge and up to 6 months in jail and a $500 fine for each false report charge.
Burns went on to say that she crawled back to her wheelchair where she was later picked up by a 'Good Samaritan' who took her to buy gas for her van. In a news conference held Thursday, Ladue police said Burns made the story up, was never raped and is not disabled.
Burns is charged with two counts of making a false police report and one count of possession of marijuana. Police say when Burns walked into the police department Wednesday and confessed, she had marijuana in her possession.
Burn's story was already being questioned by some. But when the rape kit came back negative, investigators began asking more questions.
If convicted, Burns could face up to one year in jail and $1000 in fines for the possession charge and up to 6 months in jail and a $500 fine for each false report charge.
