A 22-year-old woman, whose lies caused a storm of anger and protests after she falsely claimed she was the victim of an Asian grooming gang, has been jailed for eight and a half years.
Eleanor Williams was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday for perverting the course of justice.
She fabricated evidence to make it look like she was a victim of multiple men - including using a hammer to inflict injuries on herself.
Three men that Williams had falsely accused of attacking her said they had tried to take their own lives because of her accusations.
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The senior investigating officer, Doug Marshall, told Sky News: "I've had cases where people have told lies, but never to this extent."
He added that if Williams, from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, had not been charged, "it just wouldn't have stopped".
Sentencing Williams, Judge Robert Altham said: "It is troubling to say the least that she shows no significant signs of remorse."
The judge said there was no explanation for why the defendant made the allegations, which he described as "complete fiction".
"Unless and until the defendant chooses to say why she has told these lies, we will not know," he added.
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Mohammed Ramzan, who was falsely accused by Williams of rape and trafficking, said he had tried to kill himself two weeks after being arrested.
"I still bear the scars to this day," he said.
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