The Texas woman accused of fabricating rape claims about a cop and his friend insists her allegations are true — and says she has ample medical evidence to back her up.
Amanda Zawieruszynski, 40, says she’s been forced to undergo surgery to “repair internal and external physical damage” caused by the alleged November assault, which she claims was carried out by El Campo Police officer Freddie Douglas and his friend John Marks.
“Despite recent claims and circulation of a misleading and harmful narrative, it is clear that Ms. Zawieruszynski was raped, and did not consent to any sexual activity with the perpetrators,” her attorney Thomas Cammack told The Post.
Zawieruszynski had been casually dating 41-year-old Marks — her neighbor on their Manvel street, just outside of Houston — and said she stopped over at his place for a late-night swim on Nov. 11, something which was not out of the ordinary.
However, she claimed on that night Marks had invited 43-year-old Douglas along, and that the pair violently forced themselves on her.
Both men were arrested and Douglas was fired from the police department, but later the charges were dropped by a grand jury after they produced footage from the house — which showed that the three did have sex, according to a lawsuit filed by Douglas, but that it was completely consensual.
Douglas sued both Zawieruszynski and the Manvel Police Department for damages, alleging his life had been turned upside down by the allegations, and that police arrested him without looking into the video evidence he claimed he had.
The ex-cop — a father of two once named “officer of the year” — said he was forced to sell his home to cover legal fees, and needed help from his mother to come up with $100,000 to bond out of jail.
He even came forward with footage from Marks’ home-security system which showed Manvel police officers talking about the video-evidence that would later clear him as they initially searched the home.
But Zawieruszynski is not backing down on her claims.
“After the incident, Ms. Zawieruszynski sought immediate medical attention, where a thorough forensic examination was conducted, which provided substantial evidence supporting the fact that the encounter was non-consensual and that the victim’s injuries were consistent with sexual assault,” her attorney said.
“The evidence in this criminal case is being reviewed and has been turned over to law enforcement,”
Zawieruszynski has filed her own lawsuit against Douglas and Marks, alleging “sexual assault, assault, battery, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.”
Douglas is standing by his own evidence, too.
“Ms. Zawieruszynski has fled her home in Texas and is avoiding service of our lawsuit. We are aware of her alleged “rape kit”. Presumably, the Grand Jury that no-billed this case was also made aware of the rape kit,” his attorney, Michael Kerenksy, said in a statement.
“The findings of that exam are equally consistent with having consensual sex with two men, one of them all night long,” he said, adding that they remain convinced that the video evidence will again exonerate Douglas.
The Manvel Police Department told The Post they were the target of “false or misleading allegations,” and that it “works to uphold the highest standards of the law enforcement profession.”
“The outcomes of this legal action will demonstrate that we have upheld to these standards.”