Trumped-up rape case against Anthony Anderson

A judge dismissed rape charges against Barbershop actor Anthony Anderson today, saying testimony by his accuser was some of the most "suspicious" he has ever heard.

Judge Anthony Johnson said the woman's testimony at a preliminary hearing did not produce probable cause to let the charges stand.

"This is absolutely the most suspicious case I've ever heard," the judge said.

Defence &to=http:// english.pravda.ru/society/2003/02/25/43705.html ' target=_blank>lawyers said the 25-year-old woman accused Anderson in hopes of getting money from him. The judge "thought this case needs to be stopped and stopped right now," defence attorney Leslie Ballin said, The Age reported.