After a Muslim student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette claimed that her hijab and wallet were stolen by two Trump supporters, police announced the claim was a lie.
“She made up the entire story about being attacked, about her hijab being taken. There was no truth to any of it,” Lafayette Police Department spokesman Cpl. Karol Ratcliff said.
“The victim describes the suspects as white males, but has not given a definitive clothing description,” Lafayette police told KLFY at the time.
“There were no witnesses or video surveillance on the scene.”
“During the course of the investigation, the female complainant admitted that she fabricated the story about her physical attack as well as the removal of her hijab and wallet by two white males,” police told KLFY. “This incident is no longer under investigation by the Lafayette Police Department.”
The report of the attack garnered national attention and elicited outrage today from the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, which issued a firm rebuke of the attack.
