Avaia Williams Secures Findings of Fabricated Rape and Sexual Coercion Allegations
Avaia Williams successfully represented the respondent father in the recent fact-finding hearing in M v F (Fact Finding Hearing) [2026] EWFC 22 (B), a contested Children Act case concerning allegations of the utmost severity.
The hearing, which took place over four days, involved allegations of rape, sexual coercion, physical abuse toward both the mother and child, and controlling and coercive behaviour. After a detailed review of the evidence and hearing from the father, mother, and her four witness, the court found that, not only were none of the mother’s allegations made out, but that the allegations of rape, sexual coercion and physical abuse were actively fabricated and false.
In rejecting the evidence relied upon by the mother, the judge drew attention to significant issues with the production and reliability of key witness statements, drawn out in cross examination, including a witness statement produced by AI and another substantively edited by the solicitor without the witness fully understanding it.
In addition, a key witness for the mother was deemed by the Court to be entirely unreliable, with the Judge placing noweight on her following the witness being faced with incontrovertible evidence that she had lied in her statement and in court, her reasoning boiling down to “supporting the girls club”.
As a result of the findings, a non-molestation order, prohibited steps order, and specific issues order which had plagued the father for almost a year were discharged with immediate effect and interim contact (which had earlier been secured against Cafcass recommendation) was drastically increased with all conditions removed; the court finding that there was no safeguarding basis to prevent this.
Avaia, instructed by MSD Solicitors, has acted for the father at every hearing since the proceedings were issued, including an interim appeal and an application for a stay of interim contact by the mother, both of which were successfully challenged.
