Psychologist Fakes Rape

(Sacramento, California) A 36-year-old psychologist with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Laurie Ann Martinez, has been accused of faking a rape and robbery in a scheme to convince her husband they needed to move to a new house in a different area.

Martinez, her friend and two co-workers eventually told police the whole thing was a setup to convince Martinez’s husband that they needed to move from a blighted, high-crime area three miles north of the state Capitol.

It didn’t work. Instead, the couple filed for divorce six weeks after the April 10 incident, according to court records.

“If all you wanted to do is move, there’s other ways than staging a burglary and rape,” said Sacramento police Sgt. Andrew Pettit. “She went to great lengths to make this appear real.”

Marinez was booked into custody and released on $50,000 bond.

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