The Duke Lacrosse case

The Duke Lacrosse case was a rape case that involved false rape charges against three Duke University lacrosse players, began with gang rape allegations by an exotic dancer at a team party in March 2006. Crystal an African American student at North Carolina Central University who worked as a stripper dancer and escort,accused three white Duke University students, members of the Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse team, of raping her at a party held at the house of two of the team's captains in durham, north carolina . But her conflicting stories shattered her credibility. The case of the Duke lacrosse team was spread out over several months and included the lacrosse season being cancelled, three players indicted on rape charges, a crooked prosecutor, turncoat faculty members and administrators, irate neighbors and even dirty cops, all of whom had their own personal agendas. Ms Magnum tells Durham police that three members of the lacrosse team forced her into a bathroom, where they beat her, raped her . The Judge orders the team members to provide DNA samples and be photographed .Forty-six of the team's 47 members comply with a judge's orders. The team's sole black member is not tested because the victim said her alleged attackers were white. The players provided cheek swabs as a form of DNA and statements to the police . They also offered to take polygraph tests. When the results came back it showed up negative . Additional test were taken from the duke lacrosse players including fingernails , underwear and the results from that also didn’t match any of the players tested . After further review the DNA samples were from Ms Magnums boyfriend , Falsely accusing her alleged attackers of rape .Defense attorneys statned that time-stamped photographs exist that show the dancer was injured upon arrival and very impaired. The Duke defense lawyers or media reports have said that:
DNA results revealed that the woman had sex with a man who was not a Duke lacrosse