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  • Woman who recanted rape claim likely to keep $750,000 settlement

    04/12/2013 6:31:54 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 21 replies
    LATimes ^ | May 25, 2012 | 6:53 pm
    A day after a former high school football star had his rape conviction dismissed, attention has focused on the woman who recanted the sexual assault claim she made 10 years ago. Wanetta Gibson was a high school sophomore when she accused Brian Banks of raping her at Long Beach Poly High School. She and her family sued the school, receiving a $750,000 settlement, and Banks spent five years in prison after pleading no contest to forcible rape. Even though a judge Thursday tossed out the rape charge, it remains far from certain if Gibson, 24, will face any consequences. Legal...