Topline: After detectives confronted her with the findings of their investigation, she admitted she lied about the entire incident and that no assault occurred.
Published: April 3, 2025 7:30 am ET
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Anjela Borisova Urumova (via Bucks County District Attorney's Office)
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, to for filing a false police report about an attempted rape and kidnapping in the parking lot of the Redner’s in Middletown Township last year.
The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said Anjela Borisova Urumova’s lies led to an innocent man being jailed for a month.
Urumova, 20, pled guilty in January to seven misdemeanor counts: one count each of false alarm to an agency of public safety and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, two counts of false reports and three counts of unsworn falsification to authorities.
She was sentenced on Tuesday to 45 days to 23 months in Bucks County Correctional Facility, and one year of probation.
She was also ordered her to undergo a mental health evaluation, have no contact with the victim or his family, and pay $3,600 in restitution to the victim.
The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said Urumova accused Daniel Pierson, 41, on April 16, 2024, of attacking her outside of a Redner’s supermarket in Middleton Township, claiming the man pulled her pants down and struck her in the face. At the time she claimed to have been attacked, Urumova had a visible laceration on her lip.
As part of the investigation, Middletown Township Police collected and reviewed available surveillance videos from multiple retailers in the area of the reported attack, and a detective with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office conducted a forensic review of Urumova’s cellphone data.
The review led to the discovery of multiple inconsistencies and contradictory information with Urumova’s account of the attack at the Redner’s parking lot.
After detectives confronted her with the findings of their investigation, she admitted she lied about the entire incident and that no assault occurred in the Redner’s parking lot on April 16.
After Urumova’s false accusations, Pierson was charged with multiple felony offenses and remained incarcerated for a total of 31 days before the investigation concluded that the defendant had lied.
The wrongfully accused man was freed, and charges against him were withdrawn.
McElroy said she hopes the case doesn’t impact real sexual assault victims from coming forward. She said research suggests that very few women make false reports like the one the defendant committed.
“To any woman who is sexually assaulted, we encourage them to come forward to law enforcement, even if they don’t know what they want to see happen or if they would want the case to be prosecuted,” she said. “It should be documented, investigated and they should be heard, and they shouldn’t be silenced with fear when they see things like this.”
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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Published: April 3, 2025 7:30 am ET
Anjela Borisova Urumova (via Bucks County District Attorney's Office)
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, to for filing a false police report about an attempted rape and kidnapping in the parking lot of the Redner’s in Middletown Township last year.
The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said Anjela Borisova Urumova’s lies led to an innocent man being jailed for a month.
Urumova, 20, pled guilty in January to seven misdemeanor counts: one count each of false alarm to an agency of public safety and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, two counts of false reports and three counts of unsworn falsification to authorities.
She was sentenced on Tuesday to 45 days to 23 months in Bucks County Correctional Facility, and one year of probation.
She was also ordered her to undergo a mental health evaluation, have no contact with the victim or his family, and pay $3,600 in restitution to the victim.
The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said Urumova accused Daniel Pierson, 41, on April 16, 2024, of attacking her outside of a Redner’s supermarket in Middleton Township, claiming the man pulled her pants down and struck her in the face. At the time she claimed to have been attacked, Urumova had a visible laceration on her lip.
As part of the investigation, Middletown Township Police collected and reviewed available surveillance videos from multiple retailers in the area of the reported attack, and a detective with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office conducted a forensic review of Urumova’s cellphone data.
The review led to the discovery of multiple inconsistencies and contradictory information with Urumova’s account of the attack at the Redner’s parking lot.
After detectives confronted her with the findings of their investigation, she admitted she lied about the entire incident and that no assault occurred in the Redner’s parking lot on April 16.
After Urumova’s false accusations, Pierson was charged with multiple felony offenses and remained incarcerated for a total of 31 days before the investigation concluded that the defendant had lied.
The wrongfully accused man was freed, and charges against him were withdrawn.
McElroy said she hopes the case doesn’t impact real sexual assault victims from coming forward. She said research suggests that very few women make false reports like the one the defendant committed.
“To any woman who is sexually assaulted, we encourage them to come forward to law enforcement, even if they don’t know what they want to see happen or if they would want the case to be prosecuted,” she said. “It should be documented, investigated and they should be heard, and they shouldn’t be silenced with fear when they see things like this.”
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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Woman Headed to Jail for Falsely Reporting Rape That Landed Innocent Man Behind Bars for 31 Days
After detectives confronted her with the findings of their investigation, she admitted she lied about the entire incident and that no assault occurred.
By Jacob Charles
Published: April 3, 2025 7:30 am ET
Anjela Borisova Urumova (via Bucks County District Attorney's Office)
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, to for filing a false police report about an attempted rape and kidnapping in the parking lot of the Redner’s in Middletown Township last year.
The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said Anjela Borisova Urumova’s lies led to an innocent man being jailed for a month.
Urumova, 20, pled guilty in January to seven misdemeanor counts: one count each of false alarm to an agency of public safety and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, two counts of false reports and three counts of unsworn falsification to authorities.
She was sentenced on Tuesday to 45 days to 23 months in Bucks County Correctional Facility, and one year of probation.
She was also ordered her to undergo a mental health evaluation, have no contact with the victim or his family, and pay $3,600 in restitution to the victim.
The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said Urumova accused Daniel Pierson, 41, on April 16, 2024, of attacking her outside of a Redner’s supermarket in Middleton Township, claiming the man pulled her pants down and struck her in the face. At the time she claimed to have been attacked, Urumova had a visible laceration on her lip.
As part of the investigation, Middletown Township Police collected and reviewed available surveillance videos from multiple retailers in the area of the reported attack, and a detective with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office conducted a forensic review of Urumova’s cellphone data.
The review led to the discovery of multiple inconsistencies and contradictory information with Urumova’s account of the attack at the Redner’s parking lot.
After detectives confronted her with the findings of their investigation, she admitted she lied about the entire incident and that no assault occurred in the Redner’s parking lot on April 16.
After Urumova’s false accusations, Pierson was charged with multiple felony offenses and remained incarcerated for a total of 31 days before the investigation concluded that the defendant had lied.
The wrongfully accused man was freed, and charges against him were withdrawn.
McElroy said she hopes the case doesn’t impact real sexual assault victims from coming forward. She said research suggests that very few women make false reports like the one the defendant committed.
“To any woman who is sexually assaulted, we encourage them to come forward to law enforcement, even if they don’t know what they want to see happen or if they would want the case to be prosecuted,” she said. “It should be documented, investigated and they should be heard, and they shouldn’t be silenced with fear when they see things like this.”
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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