A California teen is suing his ex-girlfriend from high school for allegedly fabricating rape allegations against him in order to deter him from attending the same college, it was reported on Monday.

Ari Grossman, a freshman at Manhattan's Pace University, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court charging his classmate, Kalya Torrey, with making up charges that resulted in him being arrested, shackled, and detained in a cell for 12 hours, according to the New York Post.

Grossman says that Torrey has been engaged in a smear campaign to punish him after he ignored her warnings not to attend Pace.

The two teens from Malibu, California, who dated in high school but split up amicably at age 15, are both enrolled at the college.

Ari Grossman (left), a freshman at Manhattan's Pace University, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court charging his classmate, Kalya Torrey (right), with making up charges that resulted in him being arrested, shackled, and detained in a cell for 12 hours

Grossman claims that when he was accepted to Pace's acting program, Torrey's parents phoned his parents and demanded that he drop out.

When Grossman refused, Torrey sought to bring charges against him.

When prosecutors declined to bring charges, Torrey filed a temporary restraining order against Grossman.

The judge, however, told the two to settle their differences out of court and to keep a distance from each other.

After they arrived at Pace, the situation got worse.

Grossman claims that when he was accepted to Pace's acting program, Torrey's parents phoned his parents and demanded that he drop out

When Grossman refused, Torrey sought to bring charges against him

The two accused each other for stalking and harassment.

Torrey filed a total of seven complaints against Grossman during the first week of class alone.

The lawsuit claims that Pace administrators had intervened and told the two students to cut it out.

Then, in November, Torrey filed a new complaint alleging that Grossman stalked her in the food hall.

This resulted in Grossman being sent to a detention cell for 12 hours in handcuffs with his legs shackled, according to the lawsuit.

Grossman was eventually released. The NYPD dropped the charges after video surveillance from Pace showed no evidence of stalking.

In addition to Torrey, Grossman is also suing the university for having campus security arrange for his arrest after he was falsely accused of stalking. Pace University's Manhattan campus is seen in the above stock image

In addition to Torrey, Grossman is also suing the university for having campus security arrange for his arrest.

His attorney is also planning to sue the NYPD.

'It's just been a horrible college experience for him,' his lawyer, Julie Goldberg, told the Post.

'We feel at this point he is not being protected.'

Torrey's father said the entire ordeal was 'a sad situation.'

'Obviously we don't agree with anything' in the lawsuit, he said. 'But we think it is inappropriate to comment.

'This is playing with these kids lives and it's a sad situation,' he said.

Pace declined to comment on the matter.