Woman faces 2 years in prison over fake rape claims
Nikki Yovino charged with reporting an incident and tampering with or fabricating evidence Yovino told police in October that two Sacred Heart University athletes pulled her into a bathroom and took turns raping her She later confessed she lied about being sexually assaulted to get sympathy from a prospective boyfriend
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The former Sacred Heart University student accused of making up rape allegations against two football players to gain sympathy from a prospective boyfriend learned Thursday that prosecutors want her to serve two years in prison.
Nikki Yovino appeared shocked as she sat on a bench with her mother in the crowded Golden Hill Street courthouse and listened as her lawyer, Mark Sherman, gave her the bad news.Moments later the 19-year-old Yovino stood before Superior Court Judge Earl Richards as Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Craig Nowak told the judge he was offering Yovino a plea bargain of two years in prison, followed by three years’ probation.