Before we begin a warning, this episode of Unreliable Witness contains descriptions of violence and sexual abuse and explicit language.

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It's another cold, dark, rainy day outside Preston Crown Court, where I've spent many days making this podcast.

Back in 2023, Eleanor Williams was convicted here of faking evidence that she had been raped by several men.

Her hometown of Barrow became notorious for the fake grooming gang,

a town where people turned violent against Asian men over false allegations.

But we are back and I'm here with specialist producer Liz Lane

because there is another twist in this story.

This time there are men in the dock, three brothers.

They're accused of multiple sexual offences against underage girls.

Yes, and this case takes us all the way back to Eleanor Williams and to Barrow.

I'm Sky News, home editor Jason Farrell. This is Unreliable Witness.

This story began with Eleanor Williams, a teenager who would go missing and reappear with horrific injuries,

eventually posting on Facebook her explanation that she was being trafficked and raped by gang evasion men.

But she was arrested and prosecuted for lying, for faking messages and even harming herself in an effort to frame innocent men.

Over the course of six previous episodes, we've investigated other men.

She also accused, but she was never charged with lying about them.

And now, one of the men we talked about is on trial, for multiple counts of sexual abuse,

including rape of young girls.

We can reveal the contents of Eleanor Williams' diary.

And this man's name keeps coming up.

I was angry. I was angry to the point that you...

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