A Sydney woman who lied to police, telling them a Good Samaritan sexually assaulted her, was today jailed for nine months but walked free as she appeals her sentence.

Caitlyn Gray falsely claimed Kenan Basic indecently assaulted her when he stopped to help fix the 20-year-old’s car in Bankstown last November.

Images of Basic were shared across social media as a manhunt commenced.

Camera Icon CCTV showed Mr Basic assisting Caitlyn Gray with her car. Credit: 7NEWS

The father-of-one was charged and refused bail on claims that he stalked and then groped Gray when she refused to give him sex in return for fixing her car.

“She ruined my life, she break my marriage, I lost my job,” Basic said outside court.

Gray continued with her lie for days, re-enacting her allegations for detectives.

Camera Icon Kenan Basic says his life has been ruined by the false claims. Credit: 7NEWS

But when CCTV did not back up her claims, Gray came clean to police.

Mr Basic’s lawyer Mona el Baba said there were “no real winners” in the court case.

“My client has suffered considerably,” he said.

Ms Gray was sentenced to nine months jail, with a non parole period of five months.

She instantly appealed the decision and will be back in court on September 4.