Crystal Mangum, a woman who accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006, publicly said for the first time that she lied about the allegations. “I testified falsely against them by saying that they raped me when they didn’t, and that was wrong,” Mangum said on an episode of the podcast “Let’s Talk with Kat” released this week. It caused the cancellation of the lacrosse team’s 2006 season, and Duke forced coach Mike Pressler to resign. The North Carolina attorney general’s office reviewed the case and declared Evans, Finnerty and Seligmann innocent in 2007. Also in 2007, Evans, Finnerty and Seligmann reached an undisclosed settlement with Duke for the school’s handling of the allegations.

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Persons: Crystal Mangum, “, ” Mangum, Kat ”, Mangum, Kat DePasquale, Duke, David Evans, Collin Finnerty, Reade Seligmann, Mike Pressler, Evans, Finnerty, Mike Nifong, Seligmann, Chuck Liddy Organizations: Duke, North Carolina Correctional Institution, Women, North, Raleigh News, Observer, Tribune, Service, Getty Locations: North Carolina