Rida Rustam knows she made a mistake.
The Plymouth Township teen who admitted to framing two boys by falsely accusing them of threatening, harassing and stalking her is speaking publicly for the first time.
She takes responsibility for what she did while describing the bullying, rejection and isolation she says preceded it, and the fallout that continues today.
"No one deserves to be put in jail for something they didn’t do," Rida said. "(But) I didn't just wake up and say, 'I'm going to frame two boys.'"
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