A U.K. man who made false rape accusations against four gay guys is headed to the slammer.
43-year-old Mark Wixey (pictured) will spend the next six years behind bars after accusing four innocent men of rape. Wixey met three of the men on the dating sites Gaydar and Plenty of Fish. After hooking up with each of them, he contacted different police departments in various parts of the country to report being raped, resulting in at least one of the men being arrested.
“The false allegation made by Mr. Wixey in Worcester resulted in the arrest, detention and interview of an innocent man,” officer Zoey Carter said. “As part of the detention process he was forensically examined and provided intimate samples. The victim described the week following his arrest as the worst in his life and believes the incident has changed him completely.”
But it doesn’t stop there. Carter explained that two of the men also became suicidal after the accusations: “One victim contemplated suicide whilst another was so distraught that he took an overdose which was, thankfully, unsuccessful.”
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When authorities began noticing inconsistencies in Wixey’s various stories, he was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. Though he initially denied the allegations, he pled guilty at Worcester Crown Court to all charges last week.
Judge Robert Juckes called Wixey a “troubled” man before sentencing him to six years behind bars.
“I am thrilled that we have achieved justice for all the victims concerned and I truly hope that they are now able to put an end to this chapter in their lives and move on,” Carter said. “In fact, I received a message from one of the victims this morning thanking us and explaining that he felt like a huge amount of pressure had been lifted and that he felt like he’d been given his life back.”
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Arkansassy
Looks like someone’s rape fantasies are about to come true. Good for him!
Saint Law
@Arkansassy: With that face? I think he is going to be disappointed.
Stache99
@Arkansassy: Hopefully one of those hateful kind of rapes.
Stache99
Yeah, I think I’d get kind of suicidal being accused of rape by that too. Yikes.
Ladbrook
Only 6 yrs? He got off easy. I hope he enjoys being some big brute’s bitch. Hopefully he’ll be rented out and passed around. (Ugh, I can’t believe I just thought that. Really, I’m not a totalitarian, but this guy is just beyond scum.)
I'm Black, and HIV-Positive.
Imagine if he had limited his scope to keep his stories straight, and only targeted one man. Someone would certainly be dead right now. This man is disgusting. I still can’t figure out how he got away with it in the first place, or even the motive? This man is disgusting.
Trippy
So was this guy even gay? Or was he just pretending to be gay to frame actual gay men for assault. Clearly, he’s an ass. Deserves whatever he gets from here on. I’d also add that his victims should sue and try to claim a percentage of his property and future earnings.
Aromaeus
False rape allegations do nothing but vilify innocent people and shun actual victims into not coming forward.
SteveDenver
What a disgusting person. False rape allegations ruin people’s lives and make the path to justice more difficult for actual rape victims. I’m glad his sentence is harsh and hope his stay will be thoroughly unpleasant and regrettable.
LadyL
@SteveDenver: You’ve just posted my commnent, SteveDenver; well said.
What a vile human being. That’s all gay men need–yet another heartless, hateful form of harassment and discrimination.
Jacob23
You meet complete strangers to screw, and you eventually wind up meeting a nutcase. Who ever would have guessed?
GayEGO
Now that is a real homophobe, I have to laugh because I have seen quite a few imposters over the last 50 years. Come on guys, let’s not let this creep affect our normal lives! :>)
DonW
@Arkansassy: Can we please, just once, have a story about some miscreant being sentenced to prison that doesn’t elicit a cheap joke about prison rape? It’s a real scourge and the victims are usually nonviolent inmates, very often young gay men. Punishment should be meted out by the justice system, not by lynch mobs.
Evji108
@DonW: Jokes about prison rape are particularly appropriate in this case. He has made a particularly good rape target of himself, a sort of self-fulfilling rape wish. Sometimes true justice is sweet. Don’t bend over in the shower to pick up the soap, justice will be a rainin’ down on your ass.
sangsue
@Ladbrook:
In the US he wouldn’t even have gotten arrested,