Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Duke Turmoil: Two Lacrosse Players Indicted

This breaking news comes from the AP, Tim Whitmire reporting:
More than a month after a stripper told police she was raped at a party thrown by Duke University's lacrosse team, a grand jury charged two players in indictments that remain sealed, a defense attorney said.
"This is a tragedy," attorney Robert Ekstrand said Monday. "For the two young men, an ordeal lies ahead. ... They are both innocent."
Ekstrand, who represents dozens of players, did not say which players were indicted or what charges they faced. It wasn't clear if the players would turn themselves in Tuesday, or if authorities planned to arrest them.
A 27-year-old black woman told police she was attacked March 13 by three white men in a bathroom at a party held by the lacrosse team.