Brian Banks Exonerated After Accuser Admits He Didn't Rape Her

The same woman who had accused him of raping her.

I immediately just, I froze. And, um, I didn't accept the request.

Instead, I sent a, uh, message to her. And my message asked her, "Why would you, why would you friend request me?"

And, um, she replied back that she was hoping that we could allow bygones to be bygones.

She was really adamant about wanting to see me and wanting to hang out.

It wasn't about wanting to help. It was more of wanting to reconnect.

Hang out? Yeah. "What you been up to? What are you doing tonight?

What are you doing tomorrow? Let's hang out."

Brian was in disbelief, but he also knew instantly what kind of opportunity this might be.

And with the help of her friend's father, a private investigator, they set up a meeting with hidden cameras.

You were surprised that she showed up? Very much surprised.

Mine, this is 23, 15-year-old. With the cameras rolling, Brian asked her for help in getting exonerated, and here's how she responded.

I mean, I will go through with helping you, but if, like, at the same time, all that money they gave us, I mean, gave me, I don't want to have to pay it back all that, because that will take a long time.

Though Juanetta admitted to not wanting to give back the money she won in her civil lawsuit against the school, she was willing to meet a second time.

And it was then that Brian and the investigator worked to get the ultimate admission on tape.

He's accused of rape. He's accused of kidnapping.

Oh, lots of stuff. Yeah. And I need to just hear it from you that those things...

And I'll put it all on a piece of paper, and then I'll meet up with you, and we can go from there.

So you want me to say it now? Yeah, just so I could...

Did he rape you? No, he did not rape me.

Did he kidnap you? No. Okay. So, got it.

Because the truth is out. The truth is out.

Um, I honestly wanted to just stand up and walk out of there.

There was nothing else to talk about. Brian Banks, case number 10805491.

And with the help of the California Innocence Project, Brian took the taped confession to the district attorney's office, who viewed the new evidence, met with Juanetta Gibson, and then agreed to recommend to the judge that Brian be exonerated.

The People's motion to dismiss this case pursuant to Section 1385B.

Anything? Nothing. At that moment, a 10-year nightmare was over for both Brian and his mother.

I wanted to scream and shout for joy. I just slouched in my chair and cried.

I was just so happy.