Crystal Mangum accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her. Two decades later, she admits to making it up
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Crystal Mangum accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her. Two decades later, she admits to making it up

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A woman who accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her in 2006 has revealed that she lied about the crime, confirming what investigators already determined over 10 years ago. Crystal Mangum, a former exotic dancer currently being held in the North Carolina Correctional Institution for killing her boyfriend in 2011, appeared on the web talk show Let’s Talk with Kat, hosted by Katerena DePasquale. Mangum, now 46, told DePasquale she lied about the accusations she made against the then lacrosse players David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann. Seated from left, Duke lacrosse players David Evans, Colin Finnerty and Reade Seligman listen during a news conference at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel after being cleared of sexual assault charges on 11 April 2007, in Raleigh, North Carolina In 2007, the then attorney general Roy Cooper exonerated the three players and said the charges should never have been brought after an investigation revealed no credible evidence to confirm her story.

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Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she lied
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Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she lied

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her – making national headlines that stirred tensions about race, class and the privilege of college athletes -- has admitted publicly for the first time that she made up the story. Crystal Mangum, who is Black, said in an interview with the “Let’s …

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Duke Lacrosse Rape Accuser Admits Lying And Apologizes To Players 18 Years Later

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Crystal Mangum confessed publicly for the first time that she falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her in 2006. “I testified falsely against them by saying that they raped me when they didn’t, and that was wrong, and I betrayed the trust of a lot of other people who believed in me,” Mangum told Katerena …

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Duke lacrosse accusations: Crystal Mangum, who accused three players of rape, now says she lied about the encounter

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CNN — Crystal Mangum, the former exotic dancer who accused three Duke men’s lacrosse players of rape in 2006, igniting a national firestorm, now says she lied about the encounter. And I betrayed the trust of a lot of other people who believed in me,” Mangum said on the web show “Let’s Talk with Kat,” hosted by Katerena DePasquale. Mangum’s …

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