How rare they are is open to question, some suggesting perhaps a third of assaults being concocted. My own sense is that the rate is much lower but certainly not zero.
Today's story from Quebec suggests that some care needs to be taken:
Quebec girl, 12, won't face charges for kidnap hoax
Quebec police say they will not press charges against a 12-year-old girl who sparked a manhunt by falsely claiming she had been kidnapped.The girl called police Friday, saying she had just escaped from a man who had forced her into his car in Saint-Sauveur. She claimed she got away when the suspect pulled into the parking lot of a restaurant.
Full Story Here:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/080727/canada/canada_kidnap_hoax
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