What is considered a false report?

• A. A true report with inconsistencies
• B. A report misclassified as non-sexual
• C. An unfounded rumor about an assault
• D. A report of a sexual assault that never occurred

Answer: (D)

A false report means a claim that a sexual assault occurred, but the incident did not actually happen. The option describing a report of a sexual assault that never occurred is the clear fit, because it asserts a crime that never took place.

The other statements describe different issues: a true report with inconsistencies is still reporting something that happened, just with conflicting details. A report misclassified as non-sexual is about how the event is categorized, not whether the event occurred. An unfounded rumor is not a formal report filed with authorities, so it isn’t the defined false report in investigative terms.