The British teenager found guilty in Cyprus of lying about being gang-raped has vowed to clear her name after arriving back in the UK.

The 19-year-old woman, whose identity has not been revealed, was handed a four-month jail term, suspended for three years, on Tuesday by a judge who said he was giving her a "second chance”.

Lewis Power QC, the teenager's lawyer, said her legal team would now be challenging her public mischief conviction and is prepared to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights.

The young woman, from Derbyshire, told The Sun: "I am innocent and the fight will go on to clear my name.

"It's been a nightmare for me, Mum and everyone. Now I just want to be with my friends and family.

The 19-year-old has vowed to clear her name. (AP) More

"What kept me going was my family and the amazing support of my friends and all other people who got in contact to say they believed me.”

The teenager was stuck on the Mediterranean island for almost five months after claiming she was raped by up to 12 Israeli tourists in a hotel room in the town of Ayia Napa on 17 July. She later retracted the claim.

She was charged and spent about a month in prison before being granted bail in August.

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The dozen young men and boys, aged between 15 and 20, arrested over the incident were freed after she signed a retraction statement 10 days later.

She maintains she had consensual sex with one of the Israelis before he pinned her down and raped her with others – a claim all of them deny.

The woman said she was forced to change her account under pressure from Cypriot police following hours of questioning alone and without legal representation.

Protesters in London demonstrate in support of the British woman found guilty of lying about being gang-raped. (AP) More

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