Although the players’ charges were finally withdrawn, it was subsequently discovered that Mike Nifong, the district attorney for Durham County,
Had concealed information from defense attorneys that would have freed the guys far sooner. In 2007, the prosecutor was disbarred.
Mangum said in the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, “That night, Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and Dave Evans took me into their home and they trusted (me).”
“The Bible says that you shouldn’t do harm to your neighbor … and they were my brothers, and they trusted me that I wouldn’t betray their trust.”
Now, the 46-year-old hopes the former Duke athletes will accept her apologies, saying she was “searching for validation” when she made up those stories.
When she stated, “I hurt my brothers,” “I want them to know that I love them and they didn’t deserve it and I hope they can forgive me.”
