[uncommonsense]

So there is no legal recourse against someone who files a false criminal complaint, affidavit, or purgers themselves?

[ArrogantBustard]

The word is “perjure” (verb form of “perjury”) ... and in practice it seems to be VERY difficult to get anywhere with charges thereof. A critical element of perjury is that the alleged perjurer must have been aware that the false testimony was false, and deliberately gave it anyway. Proving someone’s state of mind is not easy.

[TChris]

So there is no legal recourse against someone who files a false criminal complaint, affidavit, or purgers themselves?

It's up to the prosecutor & judge whether anything comes of perjury.

But a guy can always pursue a big lawsuit for defamation, etc., against the false accuser.