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A woman who falsely accused a man of sexually assaulting her has been jailed for five months.

Caitlyn Gray, 20, pleaded guilty in court on Friday after claiming Kenan Basic, 36, had harassed, stalked and assaulted her despite helping fix her car in Sydney, Australia.

Magistrate Glenn Walsh slammed the young woman "wanting vengeance" against the father-of-one, who was placed in maximum-security prison over the assault charges.

Gray claimed Mr Basic, a father-of-one, sexually assaulted her after she refused to give him payment for helping her with her car on November 22 last year.

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The 20-year-old was struggling to fix her radiator on the road side when Mr Basic offered to help her.

Security camera footage showed the man helping the young woman with her car before giving her a hug.

But Gray said he pursued her and later indecently assaulted her, grabbing her in the breast and crotch.

She also claimed he stalked her around Sydney before she called her boyfriend, who then notified the police.

Seven days later, Gray admitted to fabricating the entire story.

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Magistrate Walsh lashed out at Gray for "consistent lying", and said in court: “The offender had the opportunity to limit the damage from false allegations on numerous occasions.

“She did not take the opportunity to limit damage.”