The Proper Treatment for False Accusers

I've always believed that those who knowingly make false criminal accusations against someone else should get the penalty that the person whom they accused would have gotten, if convicted.

For example, in my local area, a county supervisor (who has been a model citizen with no criminal record) is being accused of sexual battery and object penetration by his 16-year-old stepdaughter, who does not live with him and his wife. If convicted, this man could receive 20 years to life in prison and be forced to register as a sex offender. Interestingly enough, his wife , the girl's mother, sides with him against her daughter. That tells me that there could be something fishy about these charges. However, I will reserve judgment for now and wait to see how the case plays out in court.

Anyway, getting back to my original point, if that girl's charges are proved to be intentionally false, she should get 20 years to life in prison and have to register as a sex offender. To me, that would be the only fair and just punishment for her.