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Charges against five men accused of being in a pedophile ring have been dropped two weeks before trial and their accuser labelled "serial fantasist" after it was revealed the woman had made false allegations on multiple occasions.
A medical expert also said that
the woman's account of her backyard abortion - allegedly performed on her by one of the accused - had been lifted from TV show portrayals of abortions on programs like 'Call the Midwife' and the film 'Vera Drake'.
In 2016 the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, made accusations against the men, saying that she had been abused at parties between 3 and 15 years of age. She said she was forced to have an abortion and help the men torture other kids.
The allegations saw retired GP Stephen Glascoe, 67, retired social worker Patrick Graham, 61, and three other men due to stand trial on January 29 for their alleged involvement in a Cardiff pedophile ring in the 1990s.
During her most recent rape accusations, the woman told police that one of the men had sent her a package from Amazon that included wires twisted in the very same way that her hands had been allegedly tied while they abused her.
She later conceded that she had actually ordered the parcel herself.
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