Olumide Fadayomi, 27-year old medical student, was cleared of rape by the jury in Sheffield UK within 45 minutes as “evidence did not, and was never going to prove, rape“. Interestingly, 18-months ago same woman had falsely accused another man of rape who committed suicide while facing the allegations.

“I was in Static having a drink of champagne. I was on my own by the side of the bar, and this particular girl came up to me, and bumped another girl out of the way.

“She told me she liked me, and liked my perfume. We were exchanging pleasantries, and exchanging numbers, and she said she wouldn’t mind having me that night.”

Olumide says they left the club together and got into a taxi to return to her house, on the outskirts of Sheffield.

He recalled: “I said I would call her tomorrow and she said, ‘So you’re going to leave me now?’.”

Instead she agreed to return to Lister Road with him.

“We got home, and I offered her chicken wings and a fizzy drink but she didn’t want them.

“She asked for the toilet and I went into my bedroom. She came into my bedroom and held me, and we started kissing. It was a proper romance.

“Afterwards we were lying on the bed and she received several phone calls.

“During those phone calls I sensed maybe there was a plan between her and her friend.”

Olumide said he left the bedroom, and returned a few minutes later to find the woman still talking on the phone.

“She got dressed, and I gave her £8 for the taxi. She pecked me and hugged me.”Source: www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk

Olumide also claimed that he had thought of committing suicide.

He said: ‘My life has been hell for the last seven months. I thought about taking my own life. ‘I’ve not been able to sleep properly since all this happened. Some of my friends shunned me and my parents in Nigeria were heartbroken and scared of what might happen to me. ‘After the trial I slept properly for the first time. Now I am starting my life all over again ‘My life has just been on hold. I found out that the woman had accused another man of rape and that he had killed himself 18 months before. ‘This woman needs proper counselling. This kind of allegation could drive other young men to suicide.’ Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Olumide had moved to the UK from Akure in Nigeria in 2007.

For the last 35 years, alleged rape victims remain anonymous, whereas the men accused of rape are not. This seems like a perfect law for real victims but is horrible for women falsely accusing someone of the heinous crime. I can only imagine the pain and suffering that Olumide and his family during the allegation. I think that the woman should first go through a psychiatric exam and if found sane – charged and convicted, so that she cannot falsely accuse anyone ever again!