NY Weather Anchor Heidi Jones Suspended, Allegedly Lied About Rape

AOL news.com ^ | 12/15/10 | Mara Gay, contributor

[CitizenM]

A(Dec. 15) -- Heidi Jones, a weather anchor for ABC's New York City affiliate and an occasional forecaster on "Good Morning America," was suspended today after being arrested for allegedly lying to police about being sexually assaulted.

The WABC-TV weather anchor told police last month that a Hispanic man tried to rape her while she was jogging in Central Park on Sept. 24. But Jones has since admitted making the whole thing up, police told AOL News today. WABC-TV announced the suspension today during a noon broadcast.

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(Dec. 15) -- Heidi Jones, a weather anchor for ABC's New York City affiliate and an occasional forecaster on "Good Morning America," was suspended today after being arrested for allegedly lying to police about being sexually assaulted.

The WABC-TV weather anchor told police last month that a Hispanic man tried to rape her while she was jogging in Central Park on Sept. 24. But Jones has since admitted making the whole thing up, police told AOL News today. WABC-TV announced the suspension today during a noon broadcast.

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[2harddrive]

“Especially rape stories. Even Allan Dershowitz has suggested up to 10 % of those reported are pure fiction.”

More like 40-50%. Just ask Julian Assange! LOL.

[ichabod1]

guilty.

[de.rm]

"Whoa, . . what channel are those on?

[ichabod1]

I could swear she used to be in Houston, but I think she was using a differrent last name besides Jones.

[Gondring]

Weather balloons

[seowulf]

There are much more talented weather bunnies.

That is a lot of talent.

I feel a warm front coming on.

[savedbygrace]

Now that’s a warm front.

[Mark17]

I’m trying hard to figure out why a person would do such a thing.

I think sometimes, they do it for their 15 minutes of fame.

[FReepaholic]

My barometer is rising after seeing that.

[Red in Blue PA]

Sugey Abrego, a weather gal from Mexico:

[massgopguy]

Reese Hopkins former WRKO yakker, spending his third Christmas in jail without a trial for a rape he couldn’t have committed in NYC because we can prove he was in a pool in Manchester CT where he was living at the time the girl said it happened in an apartment his family moved out of almost six months prior.

[hattend]

wow

...and yum

[misterrob]

Racist biatch............

[BradyLS]

First clue: she waited two months to report it.

[Ole Okie]

More like 40-50%. Just ask Julian Assange! LOL.

Loud-mouth Julian may learn to use a better grade of condoms.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

"Most people will never create a hoax but this story reflects the mindset of many more people who also think that if you want to make up a story and you want people to believe it, you should blame an African American man or a Latino," Lisa Navarrete, a spokeswoman for La Raza, a national Latino advocacy group, told AOL News today in a phone interview.

Weathergirl was going to say that the perp was Amish until she realized that it would have made the whole "harassing phone call" ruse too unbelievable.

[BigSkyFreeper]

She will never work again.

At least not in NYC. She might end up in some small or medium sized market.

[The KG9 Kid]

I’m trying to figure out why this is breaking news on FR.

[RU88]

She keeps making those circles with her hands and all I can do is stare at the circles on her chest. Wowzers!

[kearnyirish2]

What will hang this stupid b!tch is that she said a Hispanic did it; if she said it was a white guy she’d be cleared (blaming it on some Daddy trauma or other from when she was four...).