According to The Daily News reports In 2001, an 11-year-old girl told a judge that her father raped her, sending the man to prison for nine years. Today, she admits that she lied.
Now 23-years-old, Cassandra Ann Kennedy says made up the story because she was upset with her father following her parents' divorce.
Last week, authorities in Washington state finally released the father, Thomas Edward Kennedy, who was serving a 15 year prison term. All charges have been dropped thanks to the daughter's statement, made in January.
Cassandra Kennedy told authorities that guilt promoted her to reveal the truth, according to the Seattle Times. Cowlitz County Prosecutor Sue Baur says that the county will not take legal action against Kennedy, partly because authorities do not want to discourage individuals in similar circumstances from stepping forward.
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