FALSE ACCUSER Nikki Yovino, Sentenced to One Year in Jail. She ‘Just Doesn’t Seem to Get it.’
The 19-year-old Long Island woman — who claimed she was raped by two Sacred Heart University football players, then admitted months later to police that she lied to impress a prospective boyfriend, then claimed on the witness stand she was forced to have sex without her consent. Until finally she pleaded guilty to criminal charges, admitting her deceit to a judge — stood handcuffed Thursday morning, rolling her eyes as one of the now former players poured out his heart in court. “I went from being a college student to sitting at home being expelled with no way to clear my name,” Malik St. Hilaire said in a Bridgeport courtroom as he stood near Yovino, “I just hope she knows what she has done to me, my life will never be the same. I did nothing wrong, but everything has been altered because of this.” A statement was read for the other falsely accused student, “The last almost two years have been definitely my most difficult of my life- The roller coaster of emotions; fear, anger, sadness, embarrassment, depression, anxiety and the list goes on. She accused me of what I believe to be a horrendous, horrific crime out of her own selfish concerns.“I lost my scholarship, my dream of continuing to play football and now I am in debt $30,000 and I’m simply trying to get ahead as best as I can.” False accusations happen. False accusations ruin lives.
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