Rosemont Woman Pleads Guilty to Lying About Cop Assault

In May of 2011, Gabrielle Drexler stood in front of the Lower Merion Board of Commissioners and alleged that a township police officer had groped then stalked her the previous summer. On Wednesday, she admitted it was a lie.

Drexler, 28, pleaded guilty this week to perjuring herself in front of a grand jury, according to the Times Herald. Though sentencing will be deferred for 90 days, she faces up to seven years in prison, the paper is reporting.

The prosecution maintains that the Rosemont woman also falsified evidence during the investigation that resulted from her claims, adding damning lines to emails the officer had written her.

According to court documents, Drexler altered emails to include statements such as: “I am sorry for groping and trying to kiss you as you backed away in confusion that day at the park…” and “i (sic) knew you were my dream girl and that is why i (sic) pulled my police car over to you and told you that i (sic) was the officer at your house the night that incident occurred with your dad…”

The Herald is reporting that Drexler and the officer had a "consensual" relationship for several months, at which point she learned he had a wife and family and "the relationship soured."

PhillyBurbs.com added that the grand jury, in its 19-page report, offered a pithy, if retrograde, explanation for Drexler's bizarre behavior: "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."

Previous Patch Coverage of the Case

• Lower Merion Cop Accused of Assault
• Rosemont Woman Files Lawsuit in Alleged Sexual Assault by Lower Merion Police Officer
• DA: Perjury Defendant Faked Lower Merion Cop's Email 'Confession'
• Charges Facing Woman Who Accused LM Cop of Sex Assault Held Over