Duke Prosecutor Jailed, Accused Students Seek Settlement

You might remember the famous Duke Lacrosse rape case from March 2006, where three Duke students David Evans, 24; Collin Finnerty, 20 and Reade Seligmann, 21 were accused of sexually assaulting a woman who was hired to perform a strip tease at a lacrosse team party.  

After further investigation, the accuser changed her story in December 2006 after a lack of abili and a lack of forensic evidence. The public prosecutor of that case Michael B. Nifong then drops the rape charges but still persued charges of sexual offense. However, things started going wrong, Mr. Nifong handed the case to the state Attorney General Roy A. Cooper who after an investigation concluded that the accused players were innocent and charged Mr. Nifong as a rogue prosecutor.

The accused who already spent over $3 million on their legal defense are now seeking a settlement of $30 million with the city.  If the city refuses, the students are threatening to file a civil rights lawsuit. Also a suit is being filed against Mr. Nifong who has already reported to jail in Durham, N.C to serve 24 hours for criminal contempt.

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