From Fox News…
Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong tearfully announced his resignation Friday after testifying about missteps he made in the Duke lacrosse rape case.
During emotional last words he made while on the stand in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, the embattled prosecutor said he made mistakes in the prosecution of three Duke lacrosse players — Reade Seligmann, Dave Evans and Collin Finnerty — after an exotic dancer claimed they raped her at an off-campus lacrosse party the night of March 13, 2006. However, he maintained he never lied to the state bar association over any facts of the case.
“To the extent my actions have caused pain the Finnertys and the Seligmanns and the Evanses, I apologize. To the extent that my actions have brought disrespect or disrepute to the bar, to my community, I apologize,” Nifong said. “But I cannot admit to telling a lie I didn’t tell and I’ll continue to defend myself against those allegations.”
Nifong earlier admitted it might have been helpful for him to personally interview the Duke rape accuser before he charged the lacrosse players with rape.
He sure wrecked havoc with the lives of everyone involved in the Duke case… no excuses. But he was not the only ones that jumped on the bandwagon. Within days of the media latching on to this case they, as well as Duke University professors and staff, publicly denounced those charged as guilty.
Will we ever learn?
