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October 5, 2007

3 former Duke lacrosse players sue prosecutor

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Three former Duke lacrosse players who were falsely accused of rape are suing former prosecutor Mike Nifong and the city of Durham.

The suit calls the criminal case against the three players "one of the most chilling episodes" of police and prosecutorial misconduct in modern U.S. history.

The three had been accused of raping a woman who'd been hired to perform as a stripper at a lacrosse team party, but charges were later dropped.

Reade Seligmann, one of the falsely accused players, transferred to Brown University to play lacrosse for the Bears.

The team's former coach, Mike Pressler, became the coach at Bryant University in Smithfield after he was forced to resign from Duke in April 2006.

Brown and Bryant lacrosse teams will be playing each other this Sunday as part of a fall tournament at Brown.

-- The Associated Press, with projo.com staff reports

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