Duke lacrosse players’ rape accuser admits she lied

A woman who accused three former Duke University men’s lacrosse players of rape nearly two decades ago admitted she lied about the allegations and asked them for forgiveness. 

Crystal Mangum, the former exotic dancer, confessed to lying about the encounter in 2006 during her appearance on the “Let’s Talk with Kat” podcast, hosted by Katerena DePasquale. 

“I testified falsely against them by saying that they raped me when they didn’t, and that was wrong,” Magnum said during the episode, released Wednesday. “And I betrayed the trust of a lot of other people who believed in me.”