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While I think this case was a disaster all the way through, and there are just sooo many people who failed in this episode, yes, she should be prosecuted for false report and perjury.
Any punishment she receives is what she receives. There are consequences to her actions, and she must know that. She may have been forgiven by her church, but it does not absolve her of the responsibility for her actions.
I work in the criminal justice system, and a lot of times the science stuff is just too much for the juries (heck, sometimes it's too much for me to grasp). Her sitting on the witness stand, pointing him out, saying it was absolutely him, that is what cinched the conviction.
The vast failures of the other parties involved do not negate her responsibility. They just hold a part of the responsibility for sending the innocent to prision as well. As for their failures,... I am actually speechless.
The unfortunate fact that he had a better chance of not ending up the way he did if he had never been accused, tried, and imprisoned only makes the whole thing much sadder.
I have a hard enough time convincing rape victims to follow through and assist in the prosecution (or even allowing it) without this sort of thing reinforcing their belief that no one will believe they are telling the truth. It angers me when someone thinks crying "rape" is a better solution than saying "oops".
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