Show Duke University settles with lacross players Jenny Jarvie Los Angeles Times Duke University said Monday that it had reached an undisclosed financial settlement with three former lacrosse team players falsely accused of raping an exotic dancer David Evans Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann were indicted on charges of rape kidnapping and sexual offense after the woman told police she was attacked at a March 2006 team party Evans a senior graduated the day before he was indicted Finnerty and Seligmann who were sophomores were suspended The school in Durham NC also canceled the remainder of the teams team's games that season and forced the coach to resign We welcomed their exoneration and deeply regret the difficult year they and their families have had to endure Dukes Duke's Board of Trustees and its president Richard Brodhead said in ina a statement On Saturday a disciplinary committee of North Carolinas Carolina's State Bar stripped Durham District Attorney Mike of his law license and banned him from practicing in that state after finding him guilty of withholding evidence evidence- lying to the courts and making prejudicial pretrial statements in the case |