Another victim, Connor Austen, said Sharples had “ruined seven years of my life”.
“I lost my home, my partner and had to defend myself for something I never did. I lost my job and couldn’t get another one.”
Another man said that his life was “the best it had ever been” before he was arrested over the false accusation by Sharples but soon after “I became homeless”.
Andrew Jackson, who was also falsely accused by Sharples, said he was not allowed to see his daughter after the allegations were made and had missed out on “key milestones”.
The force said that most of the men were arrested and spent time in custody.
Some of the men had to undertake intimate examinations and almost all of them spent periods of time on police bail or were released under investigation, it added.
Det Sgt Steven Gilliland paid tribute to the men’s “strength”, after they had “endured an experience no-one would ever wish to go through, and done so with dignity”.
He said he hoped the sentence made them feel “a sense of justice for what happened to them”.
“To anyone out there who has been a victim of rape or any sexual offence, I plead that the actions of Stacey Sharples do not stop you from seeking support, whether that be from police, a charity or support service,” he added.