A British teenager has been found guilty of lying about being gang-raped while on holiday in the Cypriot resort of Ayia Napa, in a case that has raised questions about the island's treatment of victims of sexual assault.

The 19-year-old Derbyshire woman, whom The Telegraph has chosen not to identify, says she was raped by up to 12 Israeli men in her hotel room in July.

She later retracted the accusation after hours of questioning by police.

The teenager was convicted on Monday of the charge of “public mischief” by Famagusta district court in the nearby town of Paralimni.

In his ruling, Judge Michalis Papathanasiou said the defendant did not tell the truth and tried to deceive the court with "convenient" and "evasive" statements.

"She did not make a good impression on the court," he said. "She was never clear on what happened. She was not stating the truth and I reject the version she gave."