The L.A. Times reports:
[Advised by his lawyer to] take a plea deal rather than having the "he said-she said" case go to trial... [Brian] Banks pleaded no contest to one count of forcible rape, was incarcerated for about six years and had to register as a sex offender.
In a movie-worthy twist, his former accuser got in touch with him via Facebook after he left prison. The two eventually met in person.
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