Heather Atkins, a 26-year-old Columbia woman was jailed after she falsely claimed that she had been raped after she was caught in the shower with another woman's boyfriend.According to the Columbia Police Department, Atkins told detectives she received a black eye during a sexual assault on Friday.
Investigators say Atkins told them that she was punched in the face and then dragged to a secluded area by two black men who proceeded to rape and then rob her.
"After three days of investigating this case, investigators discovered that this whole story was a lie," according to Columbia Police Chief, Randy Scott. "She lied to the Columbia Police Department, she lied to her family, she lied to the public and she broke the trust of the people around her."
Investigators say Atkins had actually gone to the home of a male co-worker and received her black eye when the man's girlfriend caught the two naked in the shower and punched her in the face.
Atkins was booked into jail and charged with filing a false police report. She was released after posting a $20,000 bond.
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