Her lies put him in jail for 5 years; falsely claimed footballer raped her 10 years ago, now she has to pay for it. To pay $2.6MILLION to school district.

A student who falsely accused a school football star of rape has been ordered to pay $2.6million dollars to the school district in compensation, officials said.

Wanetta Gibson was just 15 when she claimed Brian Banks, then 17 and a student at Polytechnic High School, in Long Beach, California, had raped her.

He was cleared after spending five years in jail after Gibson recanted her claim.

She had admitted to Banks the alleged kidnap and rape did not happen, but did not want to tell prosecutors in case she lost the payout her family had won in a suit against Long Beach Schools.

Now she will have to pay back the $750,000 settlement and an extra $1million in damages, as well as interest and legal fees to the Long Beach Unified School District after a ruling by the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the Los AngelesTimes reported.

The judgement on Monday came weeks after Banks, now 27, was signed by NFL team the Atlanta Falcons.

He had been trying to get back into football since he was cleared on May 12, 2012. Announcing the news in April this year, he tweeted: 'I feel good this morning.'

The Falcons are the first NFL team to sign Banks, but he has had chances with other teams, including the Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers and Seattle Seahawks.

He took part in the Seahawks' minicamp last June following workouts in Kansas City and San Diego.

Banks was 16 and had a scholarship offer from USC when a Long Beach Poly high school classmate accused him of the rape.

He spent five years in jail and five years on probation.

The woman recanted her claim and offered to help Banks clear his name after he was out of prison.

It's always good to tell the truth, for one, It helps you to go to bed at time without any worries.