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I hope Duke is sued by some/all of the players or their families, especially the housemates that were interviewed without representation for 25 hrs. on Mar. 16.

The much criticized Duke report released Monday noted the anger of the families that Duke didn't notify them immediately of the incident, so their sons could retain counsel. Duke campus police were at DMC with the accuser and reported to the dean of student affairs hours later. Yet the parents and players remained in the dark for days. There's no excuse for that.

The Duke Report stated that the Duke police did contact Sue Wasiolek (Assistant VP of Student Affairs and Dean of Students) on the morning of March 14. She in turn immediately contacted the lacrosse coach (Mike Pressler) and others in the athletic department, who in turn contactd members of the lacrosse team. They did know of the allegation by the victim the morning after the party (March 14).

What probably hurt the players was the Duke police report. They were lulled into a false sense of security that all this would "blow over" according to the report because the victim had "changed her story several times." The three residents of the house did cooperate (a total of 25 hours being interviewed without counsel) but probably thought they were only there as cooperating witnesses because of the Duke police report.