Amy Cooper charged in relation to a 2nd 911 call where she falsely accused a Black birdwatcher of trying to assault her

Published Oct 14 2020 at 3:33 PM GMT

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Amy Cooper, a white woman who called police on a Black birdwatcher at Central Park in New York, has been charged in connection with a second undisclosed fraudulent 911 call, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's office said.
Cooper, 40, is has been charged with an additional misdemeanor for Falsely Reporting an Incident in the Third Degree, in connection with a previously unreported call Cooper made claiming that Black birder Christian Cooper " no relation ' "tried to assault" her on May 25.
Inbox: "@ManhattanDA' to charge Amy Cooper, the Central Park "Karen' who allegedly made a false claim of assault in a previously undisclosed second 911 call pic twitter.com/y3Nv86DmbK ' Zack Fink (@ZackFinkNews) October 14, 2020 ' In July, Vance's office charged Amy Cooper with an initial count of filing a false report, which is considered a misdemeanor, and has a maximum sentence of up to one year in prison.
In a statement to The New York Times at the time, Christian Cooper said he refused to participate in the case against her.' ""On the one hand, she's already paid a steep price," Cooper said.
"That's not enough of a deterrent to others" Bringing her more misery just seems like piling on.