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The woman who prosecutors determined falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape maintains in a new memoir that she was attacked, a claim that provoked an angry lawsuit threat from one player’s family.
Crystal Mangum, who appeared publicly today for the first time since making the allegations more than two years ago, says in her book being made available online Friday that she is not "looking forward to opening old wounds" but that she had to defend herself.
"Even as I try to move on with my life, I still find it necessary to take one more stand and fight," she writes in an excerpt of the book, "The Last Dance for Grace: The Crystal Mangum Story."
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The three players filed suit in federal court today against the disbarred prosecutor Mike Nifong, as well as the former police chief, 2 police investigators, the city, and just about anyone else they could think of. 14 people in total are named in the suit, which was filed a month after the boys offered a settlement of $30 million and several legal reforms. When that offer was unanswered, attorneys for the players filed the suit as promised.As a Duke alum...I just wish this could all end. But I completely understand how for the three boys and their families, whose lives were changed, it's not over yet.The three players filed suit in federal court today against the disbarred prosecutor... more
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Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong says he will resign as the county's chief prosecutor. The announcement comes more than a year after he obtained rape indictments against three Duke University lacrosse players who were later declared innocent by state prosecutors.Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong says he will resign as the county's... more
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Duke Lacrosse player and former defendant Collin Finnerty responds to the news that sexual assault charges against him and two fellow players have been dropped, more than a year after the indictment.Duke Lacrosse player and former defendant Collin Finnerty responds to the news that... more
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Duke Lacrosse player and former defendant Reade Seligmann responds to the news that sexual assault charges against him and two fellow players have been dropped, more than a year after the indictment.Duke Lacrosse player and former defendant Reade Seligmann responds to the news that... more
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Duke Lacrosse player and former defendant David Evans responds to the news that sexual assault charges against him and two fellow players have been dropped, more than a year after the indictment.Duke Lacrosse player and former defendant David Evans responds to the news that sexual... more
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Sexual assault charges against three Duke Lacrosse players were dropped Wednesday by the North Carolina attorney general. Players react to the news more than a year after they were first accused.Sexual assault charges against three Duke Lacrosse players were dropped Wednesday by... more
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