Forest called 911 on July 6, 2007, and said a man had attacked her at her home at 1260 E. Farm Road 80, near Greenlawn Cemetery. The Greene County Sheriff’s Department called in the Missouri State Highway Patrol helicopter, used tracking dogs and combed the area looking for the man whom Forest described.

Detective Frank Duren’s probable cause statement, filed with the misdemeanor charge of making a false report, says the crime scene and Forest’s injuries don’t match her story. Testing of DNA and hairs also convinced investigators that Forest was lying.

If convicted, Forest could face up to six months in a county jail and/or a fine up to $500. Prosecutors charged her on July 3 but the sheriff's department didn't tell reporters about it until Friday at a news conference.

At the news conference, Chief Deputy Jim Arnott said the investigation cost thousands of dollars.

"We did send forensic evidence to the lab, we got that evidence back, the evidence pointed us to the fact that we do not believe this rape had taken place,” said Arnott.

Deputies say the 28-year-old woman faked her way through an intricate crime.

"There were some key indicators at the beginning of the investigation that led to suspicion,” said Arnott.

The probable cause statement shows deputies’ notes on what they call Forest's inconsistent story, such as she claimed to be thrown onto rocky ground but wasn't injured; her feet and hands were duct-taped but deputies believed she'd done it herself; the scene of the alleged rape was undisturbed, and the finger nails that pierced her skin were likely her own.

"It's very important to the community that, if there's a rape suspect out there, that we get them into custody and it's very disappointing when you get a case like this,” the chief deputy said.

That’s why the prosecutor will seek thousands of dollars from Forest, to pay back the sheriff’s department, Springfield Police Department and Highway Patrol for work done in the investigation. Deputies say her neighborhood's sense of safety and the disrespect to true rape victims cannot be repaid.