BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Chinese medianet) -- A Republican campaign worker has admittedshe made up the story thatshe was attackedby an "African-American man" angered by a John McCain sticker on her car, according to media reports Saturday.
The worker Ashley Todd, 20, of College Park, Texas, will be charged with makingfalse report to police and may face more charges, saidMaurita Bryant, the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, assistant police chief at abriefing Friday.
"This has wasted so much time. It's just a lot of wasted man hours,"Bryant added.
Todd's report to the police saida man approached her Wednesday night at an ATM in Pittsburgh's East End, put a blade to her neck and demanded money.
Her statement: aman "punched her in the back of the head, knocking her to the ground, and he continued to punch and kick her while threatening to teach her a lesson for being a McCain supporter."
Butafter police investigation, "several inconsistencies" were found in her report asfirstly she did not appearin surveillance videos taken at the ATM. Then she was also asked to takea polygraph test, withthe results still up-held by the police.
A last,she cameup to the police station and "wanted to tell the truth" -- that she was not robbed, nor wasthere anyattacker, any "African-American."
When asked whether the false report was politically motivated at the same briefing, Bryant replied, "It's difficult to say."
"She is stating that she was in her vehicle driving around, and she came up with this idea,"Bryant added, noting there was no indication that anyone else was involved.
However, before the police revelation of the falsehood, McCain spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker said that McCain and running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin "spoke to the victim and her family after learning about the incident."
On its part,the Obama campaign said italso had issued a statement wishing "the woman speedy recovery."
(Agencies)
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