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Fitbit Helps Debunk Rape Charge

June 30, 2015 By Dan Rosenbaum

Here’s an odd one: a woman who claims she’d been raped had her story debunked by her fitness tracker.

Lancaster Online reports that Jeannine Risley, of St. Petersburg, Florida told police that she was asleep when she was awakened at midnight March 10 by an intruder who had broken into the house she was staying in and was assaulting her. She said she had lost her Fitbit tracker during the attack, but it was found in a nearby hallway.

When police downloaded the data from the tracker, it showed that Risley had been awake and walking around during the time she said she’d been asleep. Also, police found no indication that anyone had broken into the house.

Risley’s been charged with three misdemeanor charges for causing an emergency response and a manhunt.

 

Last updated by Dan Rosenbaum on February 1, 2017.

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