If you don't think a man can be imprisoned on a woman's word alone, read this.

"After an alleged crime, police often take probable cause evidence to a judge or magistrate for an arrest warrant, "

"In a rape case, though, probable cause is often the victim's statement of events, Bailey said, and sometimes that's all the evidence investigators have in the case. "

He also posted $30,000 bail, which means unless he had $30,000 in the bank, he could be out $3,000. Not every one will even have the $3,000.

https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2018/08/30/rape-charge-dropped-against-montgomery-man-after-victim-lied/1144352002/