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LAYTON, Utah (AP) -- A 15-year-old boy who claimed he was sexually abused by a Clinton woman purportedly has a history of false accusations and the charges against her may be dismissed, prosecutors said.
Carla Peters Samson, 35, appeared before 2nd District Judge Thomas L. Kay on Monday in Layton. She is charged with first-degree felony rape, first-degree felony sodomy and a class A misdemeanor supplying alcohol to a minor.
According to a motion filed by defense attorney Bob Neeley, the 15-year-old "has an extensive history of fabricating stories of abuse and reporting them to authorities."
Another hearing is set for April 27, when the case against Samson may be dismissed, prosecutors said.
Deputy Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings said he needs to investigate the statements made in the defense motion, and, if they turn out to be true, then he is "leaning toward dismissing the case."
Samson was arrested by Clinton police in January after the boy made the accusations to a staffer at the youth home where he was staying. He claimed the abuse took place from June through November.
Neeley said the boy was convicted in 2nd District Juvenile Court of third-degree felony terroristic threat and class B misdemeanor falsely reporting an offense. He said the boy admitted to calling 911 several times in August 2003 and reporting two men with "AK-47 guns and a bomb" were planning to rob a bank.
He also told authorities that his father had abused him and "he had the bruises to prove it." The case was closed against his father "as having no merit because investigators found that the bruises were caused by being hit playing a paintball game," according to the motion.
The teenager creates false stories to take the attention away from him when he is in trouble, the motion said. The accusations of the sexual abuse came out after the teenager had run away from a youth detention home.
Neeley said the Samson family has been devastated by the charges.
"Some of the neighbor kids can't play with their kids. Others have said some things to them. It's been very traumatic for them to go through this," Neeley said.
Information from: Standard-Examiner
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