Men who were falsely accused of rape by the same woman have described how her lies "ruined" their lives.
Stacey Sharples, 30, was jailed for four-and-a-half years on Wednesday after pleading guilty to 10 counts of perverting the course of justice.
She had lied about being attacked by 10 men from across Greater Manchester between 2013 and 2019.
Nine of those men gave victim impact statements at Bolton Crown Court - detailing how their lives were impacted by the false claims.
'I was disowned and lost my job'
Reece Lockett said his parents completely cut all ties with him after Sharples made up the rape allegations.
"My mum and dad disowned me," he said.
"My partner of five years left me. I lost my part-time job."
He said he was also scared to walk around his neighbourhood as he "felt labelled".
"People messaged me on Facebook accusing me of something I didn't do, and that made me feel isolated and ashamed, even though I knew the truth," he added.
'My friends fell out with me'
Kaylum Davis said the false claims "affected me greatly".
"Some of my friends fell out with me over this accusation. I still think about this to this day.
"Now it's all out in the open and her lies have caught up with her, it's made me speak about it more as it's easier to explain to people due to all the other individuals on this case has said their part, who were also wrongly accused."
'My depression worsened'
Andrew Dearden said Sharples' lies affected his mental health.
"Although I was released...
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