Asian business owner whose life unravelled when he was falsely accused by grooming gang fantasist Eleanor Williams reveals his wife and children were subject to rape threats
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An Asian business owner who was falsely accused by grooming gang fantasist Eleanor Williams has revealed the horrific racial abuse he received - including threats of rape to his wife and children. Williams, 24, 'destroyed lives' with her accusations of torture, rape and exploitation against an 'Asian grooming gang' in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria in May 2020 that turned out to be false.
![[Eleanor Williams was brought up in a large stone-built semi by her mother Allison Johnston and stepfather, and appeared to have a completely normal upbringing]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/16/68725339-14258949-Eleanor_Williams_was_brought_up_in_a_large_stone_built_semi_by_h-a-2_1736267212986.jpg)
She made up increasingly serious accusations of rape and sex trafficking to police over a three-year period and went viral after posting photographs of her bruised face. Williams was eventually jailed for eight-and-a-half years after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice in 2023.
![[Eleanor Williams, 23, from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, made up increasingly serious accusations of rape and sex trafficking to police over a three-year period]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/16/80124841-14258949-Eleanor_Williams_23_from_Barrow_in_Furness_Cumbria_made_up_incre-a-1_1736267200453.jpg)
The devastating impact of her web of lies is being shown in new Channel 4 documentary Accused: The Fake Grooming Scandal, which tells the stories of her victims. The programme hears from Faz, a restaurant owner in Barrow whose business was named by Williams in her accusations.
![[In emotional scenes, Faz detailed the horrific racist abuse he received, and the frightening threats made to his wife and children]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/22/93846351-14258949-In_emotional_scenes_Faz_detailed_the_horrific_racist_abuse_he_re-a-11_1736290714259.jpg)
In emotional scenes, Faz detailed the horrific racist abuse he received, and the frightening threats made to his wife and children. He said: 'You had local people walking past spitting at the window and shouting racist abuse. The programme hears from Faz, a restaurant owner in Barrow whose business was named by Williams in her accusations.
![[Faz, who owns the Mithali restaurant in Barrow, said his windows were smashed and he began receiving racist messages on social media, including telling him he was a 'f***ing maggot' and that he 'has five years left in this country until you are all burnt alive']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/22/93846345-14258949-Faz_who_owns_the_Mithali_restaurant_in_Barrow_said_his_windows_w-a-12_1736290716708.jpg)
Eleanor Williams was brought up in a large stone-built semi by her mother Allison Johnston and stepfather, and appeared to have a completely normal upbringing. Eleanor Williams, 23, from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, made up increasingly serious accusations of rape and sex trafficking to police over a three-year period.
![[Williams claimed she had been 'stuck' in his restaurant in a social media post - but after speaking to staff it turned out her story didn't add up and she was there of her own 'free will' to have a cigarette]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/22/93846347-14258949-Williams_claimed_she_had_been_stuck_in_his_restaurant_in_a_socia-m-9_1736290686765.jpg)
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