A lacrosse net sits in front of the home of Duke University lacrosse player Collin Finnerty in Garden City, N.Y., Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Finnerty is being charged with rape and kidnap of a stripper hired to dance at an off campus party last month.
Posted on 04/20/2006 10:34:03 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- They grew up in privileged surroundings in suburbs of New York City.
Collin Finnerty of Long Island and Reade Seligmann of New Jersey both come from a world of golf courses and multimillion-dollar homes and were educated at exclusive all-boys Catholic prep schools. Their paths merged after the high school lacrosse stars won admission to Duke University, and continued their athletic and academic careers.
On Tuesday, they stood as co-defendants, accused of raping a stripper at an off-campus party in Durham, N.C.
Defenders quickly came forward at both of their high schools. Finnerty, 19, was described as a good student and athlete who was never in any trouble, while 20-year-old Seligmann was remembered as a kid incapable of committing such a heinous act.
"Knowing Reade Seligmann as well as we do here at Delbarton, I believe him innocent of the charges," said the Rev. Luke L. Travers, headmaster at Seligmann's $22,500-a-year high school. "The hearts and prayers of our community go out to Reade and his family, the woman who made the accusations, the players on the Duke lacrosse team and all their families."
At Chaminade High School on Long Island, where Finnerty was among the 1,600 students, his former lacrosse coach said the young man "really was never in any trouble. Basically, more of a quiet kid."
Jack Moran, the Chaminade lacrosse coach for 28 years, recalled Finnerty as an A student and a good teammate.
"Collin obviously was a very good player," Moran said before practice Tuesday. "He was good enough to play at Duke. He was a good student. ... Obviously, a good enough student to qualify academically for Duke."
An education at Chaminade cost $6,670 a year in regular tuition, while students in the elite collegiate program paid more than $23,000 annually.
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Since when are scholarship athletes automatically rich? If they went to an elite high school, they probably had scholarships there as well.
I think that people need to realize that it is probably because of the money that these two were selected.
LOL
Duke Lacrosse has become this year's Natalee Holloway story. It's overkill when FNC devotes about half of its 9 PM to 11 PM time slot on this when an update could be provided in three minutes. There are so many more pressing stories that need to be covered.
Bravo!
What kind of sick freak would use their talents to make thmeselves wealthy and provide for their children??
A lacrosse net sits in front of the home of Duke University lacrosse player Collin Finnerty in Garden City, N.Y., Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Finnerty is being charged with rape and kidnap of a stripper hired to dance at an off campus party last month.
What a vile article. Obviously the accused grew up with privilege while the poor accused grew up in squaller and rampant discrimination because she is black. The liberal press discusses me.
For those decent, teetotalling single moms who are reading the article and who want to put their kid through a school like Chaminade, the article should read:
An education at Chaminade cost $6,670 a year in regular tuition, or about seven weeks worth of stripping (including a healthy dose of one-on-ones) . . .
How do you know their parents aren't big democrats?
My brother goes to Duke. Anyway, this is one of the sickest things I've ever seen. The media is out to "lynch" the lacrosse team before all the facts are out for everyone to see.
What a crying shame.
I've heard enough... GUILTY! A. Sharpton
A conservative is a former democrat who got mugged. (In this case, by Durham and especially the media)
It's always about you isn't it Uncle Hal. The liberal press never discusses me. (:^(
I did here though that one of the players was involved in a gay bashing incident in the past. Do not know if it is true, I heard it on FOX News.
It's an "elitist university" and the lacrosse team is nearly all white "privileged boys" with the black "oppressed" stripper.
Of course media is going to cover this.
Most rich kids do
It'll be interesting to see if there's a team next year. Even if the charges are dropped, would Duke be able to recruit any new players?
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