This article orginally appeared on People.
A Texas teen who claimed three African-American men abducted and raped her in early March admitted it was a hoax on Tuesday, according to police.
On Wednesday, the Denison Police Department said via a press release on Facebook that Breana Harmon Talbott’s story was confirmed as “unfounded.”
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The teen was arrested on Wednesday in Denison, Texas, for making a false report to police, the Dallas News reported. It is unclear if she has entered a plea.
Talbott was reported missing by her fiancé on March 8, and was later found in a church, bloody and wearing only a shirt, bra and underwear. She claimed to police that “three black males” who wore ski masks had abducted her from her apartment and raped her. There were visible cuts and scratches on her body, according to the release.
“Almost immediately, Talbott’s story and allegations began to unravel,” Denison Police Chief Jay Burch said in a statement. “Within only a day or two, detectives had doubts as to most of Talbott’s allegations.”
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Police believe the crime scene — from the alleged kidnapping scene to the church where she was found — was staged and that Talbott admitted that her injuries were self-inflicted.
The release states medical personnel who examined the teen were not able to corroborate that she had been sexually assaulted.
It is unclear what prompted Talbott to admit to the hoax.
Police are closing the investigation and the police department said it will seek restitution for costs incurred while investigating the case.
The Denison Police Department stated that the teen’s false claims were “insulting to our community and especially offensive to the African-American community” because of her description of her alleged suspects.
“The anger and hurts caused from such a hoax are difficult and all so unnecessary,” the department wrote.