Thx, I'm still convinced that she should go 15 years in jail for abusing the system and false accusations, also make her think thrice before destroying someone's life
There's one thing I don't get about it on US law, doesn't the state needs to compensate the person in cases like this? In my country, even if he couldn't sue her, he could sue the state because of the damage, and although no compensation can make for 5 years, it would still be something. He would receive at least what he would have earned working those 5 years (so if he was an athlete, his salary at the time) plus the moral damage that could be contested but would be at least some grands.
How the fuck is she not in jail so stole 5 years and ruined a persons life, not to mention committed fraud. It’s scares me to think there are people reading this and thinking they could just lie and cry rape, get a huge payout, and have zero risk
Also, it should be noted that, though the pic implies he was let out of jail after being exonerated by her confession, he had actually already served his full sentence (which was 5 years) and the dismissal of the case (which actually could not use the taped confession) was done afterward and resulted in his sex offense record being expunged.
The state should give massive compensation. Sorry to say, but if he was convicted guilty, and the only evidence was her saying so... Then how the fk was he convicted guilty? No rape kit? No other video or whatsoever evidence? Wtf?
High school football stars rarely get contracts to play professional without going through college first. After he got out of prison and exonerated, he was drafted to the Falcons in 2013, although didn't have a very memorable professional career
This isn't the extent of it. The false accuser sued the school and won 1.5 mil in court. Then 6 years later, 1 year after he gets out of jail it seems, she admits to fabricating the story. After awhile though karma finally comes around and he gets proven innocent and she gets sued for 2.6 mil and fails to show.
Wanetta Gibson? You mean the Wanetta Gibson who falsely accused a man of rape and got him 5 years in jail for a crime he never committed, and also made it harder for real victims to be believed? That Wanetta Gibson?
If you knowingly falsely accuse someone of rape you should get put on trial for the same time that they were facing if it is discovered during the trial.
Wanetta Gibson? You mean the Wanetta Gibson who was awarded $1.5M after falsely accusing a man of rape and sueing the Long Beach School district for letting her rape happen? You mean the Wanetta Gibson who blew through all that money and now is in dept and owes Long Beach $2.5M in restitution? That Wanetta Gibson?
So obviously she is to blame, but (unless I'm misremembering or confusing this case with a similar one) I seem to recall that her family may have severely pressured her to say it was rape. As in a version of "anyone who has sex before marriage is a filthy whore and so I'm throwing you out of my house and making you into pariah of the community...unless you tell us it was rape." Which is also pretty fucked up.
Faced with a possible 41 years to life sentence, he accepted a plea bargain that included five years in prison, five years of probation, and registering as a sex offender. Banks says that his lawyer said that by pleading no contest he would receive probation, but no jail time.
While I understand the anger, this is a bad precedent to set. If she hadn't come forward, this guy would still be in prison with a felony rape conviction upon his release. At least now he can get the record expunged, and has a chance at a normal life from this point forward.
Sadly that’s just a misnomer - nothing can be proven - ever. It’s beyond a reasonable doubt, which always leaves room for error (both false positive, like this case; and false negative, like OJ).
Anyone who lies about being raped should be made to serve the sentence of the person they slandered, it's disgusting that those assholes get away with it.
I wish that when people knowingly get someone falsely imprisoned that they serve the same or double the sentence as the person that got convicted. It’s ridiculous that there is no penalty for this kind of thing.
A friend of my girlfriend was sued for libel and forced to publicly recant her accusation. The bastard absolutely 100% raped her. You just can't put rape victims in a position where they could be punished if they come forward.
I think this story goes back to 2011. He contracted a private investigator that recorded a conversation they both had in person where she admitted to have been made up the whole thing, unclear the motives though.
What annoys me most about this is how few rape cases end in any kind of conviction. By this woman lying, it casts doubt on real victims when they go to court. Women who lie about rape make the world a worse place for literally everyone.
His accuser and her mother (Wanetta Gibson and Wanda Rhodes) are two pieces of shit. Not only did Gibson falsely accuse him, they turned it into a payday. They sued the school district and got a settlement of $1.5 million. She contacted him while he was on parole and met him at a private investigator's office where she admitted fabricating the rape. But she refused to help him because she didn't want to pay the money back. Fortunately for Banks, the conversation was videotaped and that got him exonerated. They blew through the money and went into debt. They were ordered to pay the school district $2.6 million but disappeared to avoid it and debt collectors.
And the accuser lived happily ever after, with no backlash or repercussions whatsoever. That’s water under the bridge, who a gives a shit right? It’s only a mans life and reputation.
This is why the death sentence is a bad idea. Not because some crimes aren't worth it, some crimes deserve a slow death. It needs to end because people lie, evidence is withheld, mistakes happen, defendants take deals because they are intimidated and a charismatic DA can sway a jury. He lost five years. Some innocent people lose their lives.
There should be a specific list for people who make false rape claims. Not only does it destroy the target, but it takes credibility away from those who are truly raped.
That girl should’ve served years in prison for that, it’s awful how a woman can say a man raped her with practically no evidence and ruin their life and then face no backlash. Fake accusations of rape should be punished with the same severity as actual rape
A lot folks are angry that the wrongful accuser didn’t get jail time. I am too. Unfortunately when you read more about her story you understand she is really just scum - dodging child support and generally being a bad person. It doesn’t get any better if you dig, so don’t,
Dude also had a full ride football scholarship to USC. He had such a bright future ruined by some greedy trifling chick and her equally worthless mother
And he's said he doesn't have any ill will towards her, he just wants to move on with his life. What a man. I am not sure I would be able to be so forgiving.
So sad... almost happened to a friend of mine. Girl almost begged him to have sex, so he did, morning after she went to her parents that he did it unwanted... Luckily me and a friend saw that she acted like that. Otherwise he'd been in prison right now... Women can be pretty crazy
Perfect example why both sexes need to be held accountable. Brock turner should disgust you as much as this case does. The end result is wanting actual justice, not just believing that some rapists life is meaningful, nor does it mean we should always convict the accused.
Ah yes, classic women. Even though the vast majority of rape accusations are real, we'll focus on the tiny percentage of lying women over the disgusting amounts of rapist men.
At which point does it stop being interesting? I am certain I've actually seen this post reposted and reposted for over a decade. I'm not staying it's not important, but unless there are new developments, then this is a horrible anecdote.
These cases will continue to be interesting until our legal system improves- at this point looks like it is never going to happen. This case is several years old and has anything changed for the better?
Most of the front page is bots, now, so idk which trends are human or algorithm driven. Maybe algorithm driven due to the Johnny Depp stuff constantly being pushed.
Outrage drives engagement. Resentment drives outrage. Add a little justification to the outrage (this guy's case is demonstrably awful) and you have a winning combination with the mainstream too.
It’s not anti-woman. The fact that a woman lied about a serious crime and ruined that man’s life is horrible. People are saying she should get sentenced not because she’s a woman, but because she absolutely destroyed this man’s life.
more of the story
Thx, I'm still convinced that she should go 15 years in jail for abusing the system and false accusations, also make her think thrice before destroying someone's life
So she still profited?
At the end of the movie they said she paid back $750k
There's one thing I don't get about it on US law, doesn't the state needs to compensate the person in cases like this? In my country, even if he couldn't sue her, he could sue the state because of the damage, and although no compensation can make for 5 years, it would still be something. He would receive at least what he would have earned working those 5 years (so if he was an athlete, his salary at the time) plus the moral damage that could be contested but would be at least some grands.
Also:
How the fuck is she not in jail so stole 5 years and ruined a persons life, not to mention committed fraud. It’s scares me to think there are people reading this and thinking they could just lie and cry rape, get a huge payout, and have zero risk
Also, it should be noted that, though the pic implies he was let out of jail after being exonerated by her confession, he had actually already served his full sentence (which was 5 years) and the dismissal of the case (which actually could not use the taped confession) was done afterward and resulted in his sex offense record being expunged.
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The state should give massive compensation. Sorry to say, but if he was convicted guilty, and the only evidence was her saying so... Then how the fk was he convicted guilty? No rape kit? No other video or whatsoever evidence? Wtf?
God, this makes me so angry
I believe he had a verbal commitment to USC, he signed with the Falcons after his release. The nfl doesn’t usually sign 16yo high school kids
Uh... what? He was 16 and in high school; he didn't sign with the Atlanta Falcons until long afterwards in 2013.
High school football stars rarely get contracts to play professional without going through college first. After he got out of prison and exonerated, he was drafted to the Falcons in 2013, although didn't have a very memorable professional career
He was out already, time served, when he met up with her and recorded her confession.
Potentially lost millions of dollars all because of some cunt.
This isn't the extent of it. The false accuser sued the school and won 1.5 mil in court. Then 6 years later, 1 year after he gets out of jail it seems, she admits to fabricating the story. After awhile though karma finally comes around and he gets proven innocent and she gets sued for 2.6 mil and fails to show.
Wanetta Gibson? You mean the Wanetta Gibson who falsely accused a man of rape and got him 5 years in jail for a crime he never committed, and also made it harder for real victims to be believed? That Wanetta Gibson?
What happened to Wanetta Gibson? Did the rape accuser Wanetta Gibson get five years in return?
Did she get sent to jail?
If you knowingly falsely accuse someone of rape you should get put on trial for the same time that they were facing if it is discovered during the trial.
Wanetta Gibson? You mean the Wanetta Gibson who was awarded $1.5M after falsely accusing a man of rape and sueing the Long Beach School district for letting her rape happen? You mean the Wanetta Gibson who blew through all that money and now is in dept and owes Long Beach $2.5M in restitution? That Wanetta Gibson?
The people that make it harder for real victims are the people that think cases like this justify not taking accusations to trial.
So obviously she is to blame, but (unless I'm misremembering or confusing this case with a similar one) I seem to recall that her family may have severely pressured her to say it was rape. As in a version of "anyone who has sex before marriage is a filthy whore and so I'm throwing you out of my house and making you into pariah of the community...unless you tell us it was rape." Which is also pretty fucked up.
Wow seems he couldn’t sue her for some legal reason but she was a bitch until the end. At least he got his story covered on Netflix
If I understood correctly she still had to pay back the money (of the school) and fee.
He may not be able to press charges due to the statute of limitations expiring.
Been better if he wasn’t found guilty
Faced with a possible 41 years to life sentence, he accepted a plea bargain that included five years in prison, five years of probation, and registering as a sex offender. Banks says that his lawyer said that by pleading no contest he would receive probation, but no jail time.
American justice system at its finest
You have to try your hardest not to be black or Latino for that to happen.
Woman or women? Still awful in either case.
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"Her family took home a settlement of more than $1 million after suing the school system over the alleged rape."
And had to pay $2.6 mil back.
Does she get to serve 5 years for lying as a repercussion and also the perception that future rape victims could also could be liars
0 chance.
If that were the case she'd never confess to the lie
She had to pay $1.1m in fees/fines, but i dont think there was any Jail time.
imagine a world where women were held accountable for destroying people.
What about the cops who did not investigate these allegations properly?
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10 years would be better. Make her think twice before making false claims.
She should have to pay damages. Without question. False accusations should be punished with jail time if or if not jail time was served.
To be honest, no amount of time will equal what he likely went through. ‘Sex offenders’ do not have a fun time in prison.
He got Johnny Depp’d
While I understand the anger, this is a bad precedent to set. If she hadn't come forward, this guy would still be in prison with a felony rape conviction upon his release. At least now he can get the record expunged, and has a chance at a normal life from this point forward.
Learn to read, it was a women.
This is horrible. She took everything from him.
Innocent until PROVEN guilty. Im curious on how the 2002 court "proved" he was guilty for something he didn't do.
Sadly that’s just a misnomer - nothing can be proven - ever. It’s beyond a reasonable doubt, which always leaves room for error (both false positive, like this case; and false negative, like OJ).
He pled no contest.
Fuck 5 years, charge her with his original sentence
there's no "at least" if you've been jailed for 5 years
Time for her to do her 5 years
Make it a healthy 15
Makes it harder on the REAL victims
real victims?? also including men right?!
Truth.
That girl should get double that time + monthly payments untill her death.
Anyone who lies about being raped should be made to serve the sentence of the person they slandered, it's disgusting that those assholes get away with it.
I wish that when people knowingly get someone falsely imprisoned that they serve the same or double the sentence as the person that got convicted. It’s ridiculous that there is no penalty for this kind of thing.
A friend of my girlfriend was sued for libel and forced to publicly recant her accusation. The bastard absolutely 100% raped her. You just can't put rape victims in a position where they could be punished if they come forward.
How much prison time (if any) did the false accuser get? She should get the same sentence he got.
I think this story goes back to 2011. He contracted a private investigator that recorded a conversation they both had in person where she admitted to have been made up the whole thing, unclear the motives though.
Seeings as this was 2002 I’m guessing she saw fines at the most.
"a women"
I imagine a giant monster that is made up of women pressed together to make the giant’s body parts
They used women incorrectly TWICE. Holy shit. WOMAN is singular. WOMEN is plural.
If anyone is interested in learning more about this case, the Generation Why podcast did a great episode about Brian (ep 417).
Guilty until proven innocent. It’s the girls turn to be in jail
5 years lost for nothing...
More reason to be against death penalty.
How did they get the conviction in the first place?
What annoys me most about this is how few rape cases end in any kind of conviction. By this woman lying, it casts doubt on real victims when they go to court. Women who lie about rape make the world a worse place for literally everyone.
Penalties for Perjury
That lady should have to serve the 25+ year sentence.
She should go to jail
His accuser and her mother (Wanetta Gibson and Wanda Rhodes) are two pieces of shit. Not only did Gibson falsely accuse him, they turned it into a payday. They sued the school district and got a settlement of $1.5 million. She contacted him while he was on parole and met him at a private investigator's office where she admitted fabricating the rape. But she refused to help him because she didn't want to pay the money back. Fortunately for Banks, the conversation was videotaped and that got him exonerated. They blew through the money and went into debt. They were ordered to pay the school district $2.6 million but disappeared to avoid it and debt collectors.
So does false accusation that leads to 5 years of torture and imprisonment get any punishment?
And the accuser lived happily ever after, with no backlash or repercussions whatsoever. That’s water under the bridge, who a gives a shit right? It’s only a mans life and reputation.
She should be sent to prison for 5 years, what a terrible thing to do to this poor guy.
why only 5?
Those women should go to jail.
I hope she was prosecuted to the fullest and then some ruined this young man‘s life and it will take him time to get past it
Op, your statement sounds callous. The man lost 5 years
Sorry, I really am. Probably should’ve spent more thought on the title’s
That woman has fucked his life up. No amount of prison time for her can undo that.
That awful woman should now be sentenced to jail for the bare minimum of 5 years.
Put the woman in jail for double the time + make her pay 5 years of wages
What happened to the lying woman? Hopefully at least 5 years prison
In a fair system :
Women who are found to have lied about rape should receive the same sentence their victim received/would have received.
So she completely lied about it? Not an eyewitness misidentification.
Quality of posts in this sub have really done downhill
This is why the death sentence is a bad idea. Not because some crimes aren't worth it, some crimes deserve a slow death. It needs to end because people lie, evidence is withheld, mistakes happen, defendants take deals because they are intimidated and a charismatic DA can sway a jury. He lost five years. Some innocent people lose their lives.
"a women"
That woman deserves those 5 years in prison
The woman should finish his sentence.
Send the woman to prison for 5 years to match his time and the hoverment police and judges all should be made to pat for wrongful convection
False rape accusations should carry the exact same sentence the person you tried to frame as a rapist would have gotten.
Now put her in prison for exactly 5 years, or even more. For ruining this man’a life.
What happened to that POS ?
Did the woman have to serve the same 5 years in prison that were taken from this man due to her lie?
So she’s in jail right? Right? Am I happy for this guy? Absolutely. But this is only one part of the story. Good for him though. Truly.
I think that in these wrongful convictions, the liar should serve at least the same sentence.
And she got no time I bet
There should be a specific list for people who make false rape claims. Not only does it destroy the target, but it takes credibility away from those who are truly raped.
I was feel that in these situations there should be some sort of compensation as well as getting your life back.
a women
I wonder what compensation Brian Banks will get for the wrongful sentence. I believe his career was hurt by the sentence
Piece of shit person should be entitled to sell all she has to pay for him
That girl should’ve served years in prison for that, it’s awful how a woman can say a man raped her with practically no evidence and ruin their life and then face no backlash. Fake accusations of rape should be punished with the same severity as actual rape
Ruined his career, reputation and probably most of his relationships coz of a false accusation
Did she also get 5 years for the time she stole off this man’s life? Go on, tell me 🥰
Disgusting abuse of the system, he should be given huge compensation. That woman needs to pay too.
A lot folks are angry that the wrongful accuser didn’t get jail time. I am too. Unfortunately when you read more about her story you understand she is really just scum - dodging child support and generally being a bad person. It doesn’t get any better if you dig, so don’t,
The woman who did this to him is Wanetta Gibson.
Yeaah got proven innocent but ut ultimately ruined his life
Dude also had a full ride football scholarship to USC. He had such a bright future ruined by some greedy trifling chick and her equally worthless mother
She should serve the same amount of time
Woman should serve twice the time
That lady should go to prison for 5 years, minimum
So I am reading all this stuff about this guy's life is destroyed. Question. Has she been arrested?
Please, somebody tell me she is in prison for what she has done to him...
And he's said he doesn't have any ill will towards her, he just wants to move on with his life. What a man. I am not sure I would be able to be so forgiving.
Cannot even begin to comprehend the happiness, sadness and anger this man is feeling. I honestly would've just lost it.
Fuck Wanetta Gibson, all my homies hate Wanetta Gibson
FUCK WANETTA GIBSON ALL MY HOMIES HATE WANETTA GIBSON
time for her to serve five years in prison
So what happened to her?
The woman should get jail time
https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-brian-banks-accuser
Anyone who makes false accusations should spend the same time their accuser’s spent. It’s sad how this destroys peoples lives
False acusations should recive the sentence that the accused would/has.
should have arrested tht lying bitch
Is there a sub for these kind of news? Like bizarre criminal cases, people proven innocent, wrongdoers proven guilty, etc.
Is the woman going to prison for 5 years?
The grammar bothers me almost as much as the subject.
Same.
Woman said so = its true, same situation with Depp if he would not keep the evidence of her abuse. "Go tell them Johny and see who believes you"
He literally admitted to the rape and took a plea deal
So sad... almost happened to a friend of mine. Girl almost begged him to have sex, so he did, morning after she went to her parents that he did it unwanted... Luckily me and a friend saw that she acted like that. Otherwise he'd been in prison right now... Women can be pretty crazy
Crazy = Manipulative
Go read his Wikipedia page… there’s a movie… the accuser and her mom sued the school and won $1.5mil… and more
It looks like there are a lot of people using this "women" to validate their hate toward all women by projecting this onto all of them.
Meanwhile, Brock Turner
Perfect example why both sexes need to be held accountable. Brock turner should disgust you as much as this case does. The end result is wanting actual justice, not just believing that some rapists life is meaningful, nor does it mean we should always convict the accused.
He served time because he was black. Look at how many young white men serve time
That’s what I suspect too. I personally think it was racism and not sexism that convicted him.
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Ah yes, classic women. Even though the vast majority of rape accusations are real, we'll focus on the tiny percentage of lying women over the disgusting amounts of rapist men.
Believe all women right?
Yes, because the world is sadly against women, women have had a hard time speaking out and its harder due to people like you and the woman here
Believe no women, right?
A lot of suspicious comments here... You guys got some skeletons in your closet.
Propaganda shouldn’t be here.
This is what i don't get. How are people being convicted without evidence? What sort of justice is this?
We live in a society
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No. It's really not.
So I’m assuming they locked her up for a lot longer yeah? No? Of course they fucking didn’t
What should we do to prosecutors that convict innocent people of crimes?
What happened that everybody now writes “women” when they mean “woman”? They get “men” and “man” correct, ffs.
I see "then" used instead of "than" a lot now too.
Damn :/
Not good enough.
Another source said he spent 6 years in prison and 5 on parole?
At which point does it stop being interesting? I am certain I've actually seen this post reposted and reposted for over a decade. I'm not staying it's not important, but unless there are new developments, then this is a horrible anecdote.
These cases will continue to be interesting until our legal system improves- at this point looks like it is never going to happen. This case is several years old and has anything changed for the better?
And let me guess, nothing happened to the woman that accused him right?
This should have been titled “the problem with metoo”
This happened in 2002 metoo didn’t exist yet bozo
Oh so women should never talk again? Not like women suffer ey?
believeallwomen am I right…
aLwayS beLivE woMeN
What's with all the anti-woman stuff floating around Reddit today?
Most of the front page is bots, now, so idk which trends are human or algorithm driven. Maybe algorithm driven due to the Johnny Depp stuff constantly being pushed.
This post has been reposted damn near daily by folks that like to act like women lying about rape is common.
Outrage drives engagement. Resentment drives outrage. Add a little justification to the outrage (this guy's case is demonstrably awful) and you have a winning combination with the mainstream too.
It’s not anti-woman. The fact that a woman lied about a serious crime and ruined that man’s life is horrible. People are saying she should get sentenced not because she’s a woman, but because she absolutely destroyed this man’s life.
Is this anti woman? It's a thing that happened.
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This was in 2002, metoo didn’t start untill 2006.
Let me guess. The cunt never went to jail or got some bs light sentence?