NBC Southern California – A woman whose false claim of rape sent former prep football star Brian Banks to prison was ordered to pay a $2.6 million judgment in connection with the case.

Banks arranged a meeting with the woman, Wanetta Gibson, and a private investigator, who confronted her about her accusations nine years earlier.

He ran into an acquaintance, sophomore Wanetta Gibson, then 15. They had a consensual make-out session in a stairwell that never resulted in sex, according to Banks.

The true story behind Brian Banks, a new acclaimed drama starring Aldis Hodge and Greg Kinnear, is just as harrowing as the film. At 16, Banks was an all-star middle linebacker at Long Beach ...

He ran into an acquaintance, sophomore Wanetta Gibson, then 15. They had a consensual make-out session in a stairwell that never resulted in sex, according to Banks.

The new film "Brian Banks" is a feel-good redemption story of one man fighting back against a cold, uncaring system that encourages you not to think too much about the details.

Thursday, a major movie called Brian Banks, starring Greg Kinnear and including Morgan Freeman, opens in theaters across the country. It purports to tell the inspiring story of Brian Banks, who ...

Brian Banks's Life Story Adapted to Film Starring Aldis Hodge, Greg Kinnear Banks was wrongly convicted and imprisoned for rape before signing with the Atlanta Falcons in 2013.

On July 8, 2002, 16-year-old Banks left his summer school classroom and was walking down the hallway when he saw 15-year-old Wanetta Gibson, an acquaintance from middle school, farther down the ...

In 2002, Brian Banks, an outstanding high school football prospect with a scholarship offer from USC, was convicted of kidnapping and rape charges. Now, a full decade later, the 26-year-old has ...