An Alabama woman has been arrested for filing a false report after police say she admitted to lying about her ex-boyfriend raping and restraining her.

Mariah Jordan Smith, a 25-year-old nurse from Tuscaloosa, called police at 5pm on Saturday claiming that she was the victim of a home invasion and sexual assault.

Smith, who has a young daughter, reportedly told investigators that her ex-boyfriend slipped into her house in the 1500 block of Greystone Drive through an unlocked door, made his way to her bedroom and raped her.

Mariah Jordan Smith, of Alabama, has been charged with making a false report

Smith, 25, told police her ex-boyfriend raped her, then tied her up

Liar, liar: Mariah Jordan Smith, of Alabama, has been charged with making a false report for allegedly lying that her ex-boyfriend raped her, then tied her up

Red flag: When investigators reached out to Smith's former boyfriend, they learned that the man was out of state at the time of the alleged assault

Red flag: When investigators reached out to Smith's former boyfriend, they learned that the man was out of state at the time of the alleged assault

After the assault, Smith claimed that her attacker tied her legs to the bed, tied her hands together and took off, leaving her trussed up in her room.

During her interview with police, detectives were able to determine that some of the statements Smith gave them were not true, Capt Gary Hood, of Tuscaloosa County Metro Police, tells When investigators reached out to Smith's former boyfriend, they learned that the man was out of state at the time of the alleged assault. His name has not been made public.

Smith was then arrested for lying about the rape and was booked into the county jail on $6,000 bond.

On Monday evening, her name was no longer listed on the Tuscaloosa County Jail's website, suggesting she has been released.

According to her Facebook page, Smith studied nursing at Shelton State Community College.

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According to her Facebook page, Smith studied nursing at Shelton State Community College.

According to her Facebook page, businesslogr.com Smith (pictured in scrubs, left) studied nursing at Shelton State Community College. She has a young daughter (pictured right)

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