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Tawana Brawley, a woman who falsely accused Steven Pagones of rape nearly 26 years ago, has finally begun paying him damages.

Brawley owes Pagones over $400,000 and has managed to pay him a mere $3,800 thus far from her wages as a nurse in Virginia.

In the fall of 1987, African-American Brawley alleged she was kidnapped and repeatedly raped by a group of white men. Brawley, who was 15 at the time, was found inside a trash bag with racial slurs written across her body in Wappingers Falls, New York.

Al Sharpton supported Brawley, staging rallies, and calling for justice on her behalf.  Then, the case was brought before a grand jury, who declared Brawley lied about everything.

Pagones, an assistant district attorney, filed a civil suit against Brawley, Sharpton, and Brawley’s lawyers. Sharpton has since paid Pagones the damages, but Brawley, now 41, still owes Pagones more than $431,000.

Pagones has stated that he is willing to wave the debts, if Brawley would personally apologize.

“Just tell the truth. That’s all I’m looking for here. I have been battling this since day one, and it’s really all about telling the truth”

She might have to take Pagones up on his generous offer, as it doesn’t seem likely she will scrape together half a million dollars any time soon.

SOURCE: CNN