In March, 2006, Crystal Gail Mangum accused three members of the Duke University lacrosse team of sexually assaulting her at an off-campus party. Mangum, who had been hired to perform at the party as a stripper, was later found to have significant inconsistencies in her various accounts of the alleged attack, and District Attorney Mike Nifong resigned and was later disbarred as a result of the ensuing scandal.
Key Dates
- March 13, 2006: Two strippers are hired to perform at Duke lacrosse party
- March 14: Mangum claims to Durham police that three players forced her into a bathroom, sexually assaulted, raped, and sodomized her
- March 23: Entire team provides DNA samples to police
- March 28: Team suspended by University
- April 4: Identifier shown only photos of team in lineup and identifies three "attackers"
- April 10: DNA results show no matches
- April 17: Durham grand jury indicts two players
- April 18: Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann arrested for rape
- May 15: Team Captain David Evans indicted
- November 7: Nifong re-elected to four-year term as District Attorney
- December 21: Accuser changes story in interview with investigator
- December 22: Nifong drops all charges against players
- December 28: North Carolina State Bar files ethics charges against Nifong
- June 12, 2007: Nifong's ethics trial begins
- June 16: Nifong disbarred
- October 5: Players file federal lawsuit against Nifong
- January 15, 2008: Nifong files for bankruptcy
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Fast Facts
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Accuser
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Accused
Collin Finnerty, Reade Seligmann, David Evans
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Original DA
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Charges dropped
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Nifong later disbarred for role in scandal
