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Crystal Mangum, who accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape, now says she lied
NBC News via Yahoo ^ | December 13, 2024 | Karina Tsui

Posted on 12/13/2024 8:43:06 AM PST by grundle

Crystal Mangum, the former exotic dancer who accused three Duke men’s lacrosse players of rape in 2006, igniting a national firestorm, now says she lied about the encounter.

“I testified falsely against them by saying that they raped me when they didn’t, and that was wrong. And I betrayed the trust of a lot of other people who believed in me,” Mangum said on the web show “Let’s Talk with Kat,” hosted by Katerena DePasquale.

The interview took place at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, where Mangum is serving time for a 2013 second-degree murder conviction for stabbing her boyfriend.

“I made up a story that wasn’t true because I wanted validation from people and not from God,” Mangum said.

On the podcast, she said she hopes the three men will forgive her.

“I want them to know that I love them, and they didn’t deserve that, and I hope that they can forgive me,” she said.

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1 posted on 12/13/2024 8:43:06 AM PST by grundle
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To: grundle

Jail, fines, sue


2 posted on 12/13/2024 8:45:08 AM PST by albie (U)
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To: grundle

Jail, fines, sue


3 posted on 12/13/2024 8:45:08 AM PST by albie (U)
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To: grundle

Tawana Brawley part deaux


4 posted on 12/13/2024 8:45:44 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: grundle

The punishment for making a false accusation of rape should be the same as the punishment for committing a rape.


5 posted on 12/13/2024 8:46:14 AM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: grundle

NO S**T!!!


6 posted on 12/13/2024 8:47:45 AM PST by Cold_Red_Steel
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To: albie

The statute of limitations has probably already run out. The District Attorney served jail time, and I believe the investigating police officer did, too. The kids were framed, but the New York Times and all the right people were egregiously embarrassed.


7 posted on 12/13/2024 8:48:34 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

But paid little in consequences for what they di!


8 posted on 12/13/2024 8:49:56 AM PST by Reily
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To: grundle

She’s in jail now. If this is her truly repenting, good for her. Better late than never. But a parole hearing also may be coming up . . . .


9 posted on 12/13/2024 8:51:45 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: grundle

Looking/preparing for a parole. Nothing more.


10 posted on 12/13/2024 8:52:11 AM PST by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: grundle

Statue of limitations?


11 posted on 12/13/2024 8:52:58 AM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (Polls are designed to sell more ads & polls only. If it's not a horse race the money dries up.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

My bet is she’s up for parole and wants to look like she’s had a changed heart.


12 posted on 12/13/2024 8:53:38 AM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

The statute of limitations has probably already run out. The District Attorney served jail time, and I believe the investigating police officer did, too. The kids were framed, but the New York Times and all the right people were egregiously embarrassed.


If they hadn’t been from wealthy families who could afford the best legal council they would have been screwed.


13 posted on 12/13/2024 8:54:57 AM PST by Cold_Red_Steel
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To: larrytown

Oh, NOW it’s starting to make sense.


14 posted on 12/13/2024 8:54:59 AM PST by Beowulf9
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15 posted on 12/13/2024 8:57:25 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: grundle

Same as E Jeanne Carroll and Blassey Ford.


16 posted on 12/13/2024 8:59:17 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: larrytown

Reminds me of those old news story memories when the Manson family was in jail after many years and all were coming out with statements they were born again Christians...

and Charlie, knowing they were up for parole, kinda wrecked it by saying they were born again Christians BEFORE.


17 posted on 12/13/2024 8:59:57 AM PST by Beowulf9
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To: grundle

[Wiki] [Quote] Crystal Gail Mangum is an American former stripper from Durham, North Carolina, United States, who has been incarcerated for murder since 2013.[Unquote]


18 posted on 12/13/2024 9:03:30 AM PST by Clutch Martin ("The dawn cracks hard like a bull whip and it ain't taking no lip from the night before" Tom Waits)
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The lie is a powerful weapon. With a media willing to amplify the lie, it is a formidable force.


19 posted on 12/13/2024 9:04:14 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

“...parole hearing also may be coming up.”

That thought has crossed my mind as well.


20 posted on 12/13/2024 9:05:00 AM PST by Clutch Martin ("The dawn cracks hard like a bull whip and it ain't taking no lip from the night before" Tom Waits)
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