A new investigation has reportedly uncovered evidence suggesting that Eleanor Williams may have been physically attacked and sexually exploited by people other than the Asian men she falsely accused. Williams was jailed after making false rape and grooming-gang allegations against innocent men, but the reported evidence was not heard during her criminal case and could add context to her actions without overturning the findings against her.

The article says the investigation concerns alleged abuse before Williams made the false claims, though the supplied text provides no detail about the evidence, alleged perpetrators or whether any offences have been proven. Williams’s conviction related to false allegations that caused serious harm to those accused and heightened community tensions around grooming gangs.