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Duke lacrosse case: Crystal Mangum says she falsely accused players of rape in 2006

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Crystal Mangum, who falsely claimed three Duke men's lacrosse players raped her in 2006, is now admitting she made it up.

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she lied (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her — making national

  2. 13News Now Norfolk

    Crystal Mangum admits she lied about Duke lacrosse players raping her nearly 20 years ago (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    Mangum's admission comes nearly two decades after she accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her at a party where she was hired as a stripper.

  3. The Oregonian

    Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape publicly admits for 1st time that she lied (opens The Oregonian)

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    Mangum, who was convicted of second-degree murder in 2013 and is eligible to be released from prison as early as 2026, told the podcast interviewer that she hopes the three falsely accused men can forgive her.

  4. NBC News

    Woman who accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 now admits she lied (opens NBC News)

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    The exotic dancer who once accused three Duke University lacrosse of raping her admitted this week that she invented the 2006 allegations that set off a combustible national conversation about gender, race and class.

  5. KTVZ Bend

    Crystal Mangum, who accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape, now says she lied (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Karina Tsui, CNN (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. “I testified falsely against them by saying that they raped me when they didn’t, and that was wron…

  6. WUSA9

    Woman admits to falsely accusing Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 (opens WUSA9)

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    Mangum's admission comes nearly two decades after she said she was raped by three Duke lacrosse players at a team party where she was hired as a stripper.

  7. CNN

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

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

  8. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Crystal Mangum admits during interview to falsely accusing Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Crystal Mangum who falsely claimed three Duke men's lacrosse team members raped her in 2006, is now admitting she made it up.

  9. Newsweek

    Crystal Magnum admits to making up Duke Lacrosse gangrape accusations (opens Newsweek)

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    Mangum, then working as an exotic dancer, accused Evans, Finnerty, and Seligmann of raping her at a party near Duke's campus in 2006.

  10. CBS News

    Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits to lying (opens CBS News)

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    The woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape admitted publicly that she made up the story.

  11. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Duke lacrosse case: Crystal Mangum says she falsely accused players of rape in 2006 (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    Crystal Mangum, who falsely claimed three Duke men's lacrosse players raped her in 2006, is now admitting she made it up.

  12. WSVN Miami

    Crystal Mangum, who accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape, now says she lied - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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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

  13. WHDH Boston

    Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she made up the story - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her – making national headlines that stirred

  14. New York Post

    Former stripper, murder convict Crystal Mangum finally confesses to lying about being raped by Duke lacrosse players in 2006 (opens New York Post)

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    Former stripper and current murder convict Crystal Mangum confessed to lying about being raped by Duke Lacrosse players in an interview on the independent media outlet "Let's Talk With Kat" on Thursday.

  15. Black Enterprise

    Crystal Mangum Admits She Falsely Accused 3 Duke Lacrosse Players Of Rape In 2006 (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Crystal Mangum, who falsely accused three Duke men's lacrosse team members of raping her back in 2006, has confessed to making the story up.

  16. UPI

    18 years after saying Duke Lacrosse players raped her, accuser now admits it was lie (opens UPI)

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    Eighteen years after she lied about Duke LaCrosse players raping her, Crystal Mangum admitted she lied and asked the men to forgive her. Mangum is serving time in prison for murdering her then-boyfriend in 2013.

  17. Hot Air

  18. The Guardian

    Woman who falsely accused college students of rape in 2006 admits she lied (opens The Guardian)

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    Crystal Mangum, who falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players and lost lawsuit, apologizes on podcast

  19. Blaze Media

    Murderous stripper at center of Duke lacrosse rape scandal finally admits she made it all up, begs for forgiveness (opens Blaze Media)

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    After 18 years, Crystal Mangum came clean about the lie that turned three men's lives upside down.

  20. Legal Insurrection

    Woman Who Accused Three Duke Lacrosse Players of Rape Admits She Lied, Seeks Forgiveness (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Forgiveness is a wonderful thing and I'm glad that Mangum has had a moment of clarity and found the courage to confess her lies publicly. But as far as lies go, this one was a whopper.

  21. Washington Times

    Woman who accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 admits she made it all up (opens Washington Times)

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    Crystal Mangum, who accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape after working as a stripper at an off-campus party they threw in 2006, admitted in a new interview the accusations were false and that she lied.

  22. The Daily Caller

    Stripper Who Falsely Accused Duke Lacrosse Team Of Vicious Gang Rape Finally Admits She Lied (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The stripper who claimed that members of the Duke University lacrosse team savagely raped her in 2006 admitted Thursday that she made up the allegations.

  23. KRDO

    A timeline from accusation to admission: Crystal Mangum says she lied about Duke rape, turning a 2006 scandal on its head (opens KRDO)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — More than 18 years after accusing three former Duke University lacrosse players of raping her, a falsified account she

  24. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Crystal Mangum, who accused 3 Duke lacrosse players of rape, now says she lied (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    Crystal Mangum, who accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006, admits to lying. She hopes for forgiveness and redemption.

  25. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Woman behind infamous Duke lacrosse rape accusations admits she lied (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    The stripper who accused Duke University lacrosse players of gang-raping her insisted in her 2008 memoir that she’d been attacked, a year after authorities determined she had lied and dropped

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