A woman accused a married couple of rape – after her boyfriend found out she’d had a three-in-a-bed hotel-room romp with them.
Hannah McWhirter, 21, engaged in the midnight menage-a-trois with co-worker Dionne Clark and her husband Shaun.
She even exchanged texts with the couple after their threesome telling them how much she enjoyed herself.
But she soon changed her tune when Mr Clark told the department store worker’s boyfriend about their steamy hookup and claimed she had been raped.
McWhirter appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court today where she admitted wasting police time with false rape claims.
Fiscal depute Elaine Ward said the accused had become close friends with Mrs Clark, 29, after starting work in the same shop in January 2013.
The court heard that over time Mrs Clark introduced the young woman to her husband Shaun, 35.
Mrs Ward said: “Both Mr and Mrs Clark and the accused spent a lot of time together socially and exchanged texts and other media messages on a daily basis.
“The nature of their relationship became more intimate and in June 2013 they discussed having a threesome and booking a hotel for that purpose.”
The court heard that on July 13 the three met up and enagaged in a night of passion in a Travelodge in Aberdeen – while McWhirter’s boyfriend was on a night out, oblivious to what was going on.
Mrs Ward said: “On the following day the accused and Mrs Clark exchanged several text messages saying that they had bopth enjoyed the previous night.”
The fiscal depute said McWhirter and the Clarks continued to meet socially and appeared “happy” in each other’s company.
But the relationship started to “deteriorate” after McWhirter took a day to respond to a text from Mrs Clark about being admitted to hospital.
Bosses at their work later found out about the incident but McWhirter denied that the threesome had happened during a meeting in September 2013.
And the court heard that a month later things took a turn for the worst.
Mrs Ward said: “On October 11, the accused’s boyfriend was standing outside her place of work when Mr Clark advised him of the threesome and showed him text messages from the accused.
“This later resulted in the accused being confronted by her boyfriend.
“She initially denied that the incident had taken place, then admitted it but said it was forced.”
The court heard their relationship ended and McWhirter, of Banff, returned to live with her mother – continuing to claim that the Clarks had raped her.
Police then started investigating her claims.
McWhirter claimed she had been on a night out with friends before bumping into Mr and Mrs Clark.
Mrs Ward said: “She stated that at the end of the night she had to use the bathroom so went to their hotel room and then gave police details of a forcible rape.”
The Clarks were interviewed under caution by police on October 16.
However McWhirter’s friends did not back up her night out story.
And after a futher mobile phone analysis took place in November 2013, McWhirter admitted she had been a willing particpant.
Yesterday she admitted wasting police time and rendering Mr and Mrs Clark to suspicion under the sexual offences act between October 13 and November 14, 2013.
Sheriff Graham Buchanan deferred sentence until next month for the preparation of reports.
McWhirter, who was released on bail, wept as she left the dock yesterday.