Woman faces possible prison time for rape claim

Story here. Excerpt:

'BRISTOL, Conn. - Authorities say a 22-year-old Southington woman faces up to six months in prison for falsely claiming a town police officer raped her last year.
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She alleged a Southington patrolman caught her trying to buy drugs, then forced her into having sex if she wanted to avoid being arrested.

She repeated the assertion to detectives, and more than 30 officers fitting Ladd's description were interviewed before she recanted.'

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false accusation of rape

Shouldn't she be facing 6 years instead ?