Mary Zolkowski, a 21-year-old Delta College student, has been charged and sentenced to 45 days in jail after she falsely claimed that she was raped on the school’s campus.
Zolkowski, 21, claimed that she was raped at the Delta College campus in Bay City, Michigan on February 22 while walking to her car.
According to MLive, Bay County Circuit Judge Joseph K. Sheeran sentenced Zolkowski to 45 days in jail.
Zolkowski previously appeared in Bay County District Court on August 14 and was charged one count of false report of a felony. Once Zolkowski serves her term, she’ll be on probation for two years, during which she is to be tested for drugs and alcohol and participate in substance abuse counseling.
via MLive:
Bay County Circuit Judge Joseph K. Sheeran on Monday, June 18, sentenced 21-year-old Mary T. Zolkowski to 45 days in jail, with no credit for any time served. Once Zolkowski serves her term, she’ll be on probation for two years, during which she is to be tested for drugs and alcohol and participate in substance abuse counseling.
The judge also ordered Zolkowski receive a mental health assessment. Sheeran deferred an additional 220 days in jail, meaning Zolkowski will only have to serve them if she violates probation.
Zolkowski’s sentencing guidelines ranged from zero to six months.
When police began their investigation, Zolkowski expressed an unwillingness to participate or submit to a physical examination. While investigating, authorities learned a parolee with sexual assault convictions was on campus at the time of the alleged attack, however, he denied any knowledge of the incident and passed a polygraph test.
After failing to find any evidence that the sexual assault had occurred, police again spoke with Zolkowski, who then changed her story to say she had been raped by an acquaintance earlier on Feb. 22 at his Saginaw Township apartment.
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