Trans Woman Jailed After Falsely Accusing Six Men of R@pe

A transgender woman has received a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence after falsely accusing several men of rape. Khloe Simmonds, 26, made at least 12 false allegations against six men between July 2018 and January 2026. Harrow Crown Court sentenced her on Monday, September 7, 2026, after she admitted eight counts of perverting the course of justice. Several of the accused men were arrested and detained before investigators established that the allegations were false. The court heard that Simmonds once accounted for 2.5 per cent of all reported rape and serious sexual assault cases in Harrow, northwest London. One allegation involved an Afghan man whom Simmonds accused of threatening her with a knife and raping her. Police arrested the man and investigated him for 88 days. He denied the allegation and said Simmonds had made advances towards him, which he rejected. Another victim was a chef whom Simmonds met through Grindr in February 2022. She invited him to her flat,He left after becoming uncomfortable. Simmonds later called the police and accused him of drugging and raping her. Officers arrested him at his home, and he spent 20 hours at a police station. The man described the experience as 'humiliating.' Simmonds also accused a taxi driver of raping her after he drove her home from a date. Vehicle data showed the taxi never stopped during the journey and did not travel below 25mph. Prosecutor Ben Temple said the evidence 'annihilated the allegation.' Police then arrested Simmonds on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. She admitted that she had invented the claim. The taxi driver described the experience as 'traumatic.' Simmonds also accused a musician of rape after inviting him to her home. The court heard that no sexual contact occurred and that the man fell asleep on her sofa. 'I am an innocent man,' he told investigators. Judge John Lodge said, 'This was a sustained pattern of conduct, not isolated incidents.' The judge said the false reports diverted police resources from 'genuine victims of serious crime.' Defence lawyer Dominic Benthall told the court that Simmonds had autism, ADHD, alcohol dependency and mental health difficulties. 'There is plainly, or was plainly, at the time an underlying mental health difficulty,' he said. Simmonds initially initially joined the sentencing through a video link from Wormwood Scrubs prison. She later returned to her cell and refused to continue watching.