Woman who falsely accused Brian Banks of rape to pay $2.6 million

LOS ANGELES

The district has won a judgment against Wanetta Gibson. When she was 15, she claimed Brian Banks raped her at Long Beach Polytechnic High School.

Gibson received a $750,000 settlement from the district, but recanted her story years later. She must now pay back the $750,000, plus punitive damages and other fees.

Banks spent five years in prison before he was exonerated last year. He signed a contract in April to play for the Atlanta Falcons.

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