Sarah Katherine Campbell was arrested after allegedly lying about being sexually assaulted at an off-campus fraternity house in January

A college girl was arrested after allegedly lying about being sexually assaulted at an off-campus fraternity house in January.

Sarah Katherine Campbell insists she was telling the truth when she went to the police and said she was sexually assaulted at the off-campus Delta Chi house at the end of January.

But the 18-year-old freshman at the University of South Carolina has now been charged with a felony.

Police say she filed a false report of a felony when she went to campus officers about the alleged assault, according to an Oconee County Sheriff's Office news release.

'I'm a victim of sexual assault,' Campbell told the Independent Mail in a brief phone interview Thursday.

'This story is being blown out of proportion, and that's all I can say.'

But the 18-year-old freshman insists she was telling the truth when she went to the police and said she was sexually assaulted at the off-campus Delta Chi house at the end of January

Campbell, who is from Herndon, Virginia, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at about 4.30pm Wednesday, the paper reported.

She was later released on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond.

The Clemson University Police Department alerted the Oconee County Sheriff's Office about Campbell's report of sexual assault in the early hours of Saturday, January 27.

The Clemson University Police Department alerted the Oconee County Sheriff's Office about Campbell's report of sexual assault in the early hours of Saturday, January 27

Later that afternoon deputies spoke with Campbell and started an investigation into the alleged assault. Charges were never filed against the suspect.

Fraternity activities were shut down by Clemson's self-governing Interfraternity Council (IFC) on January 28.

The President of the school's IFC, Landon Flowers, released a statement on Twitter to say the council is 'committed to holding our members to a higher standard.'

Investigators eventually determined the sexual encounter between Campbell and the suspect were consensual, Watt said in a release.

He would not give details about what led investigators to arrest Campbell but said the investigation is ongoing.

The only details given say the teen 'had not been truthful in the information she provided,' according to the press release.

DailyMail.com reached out to Campbell for comment; she has not yet responded.