Two Lacrosse Players Involved In Rape Case Invited Back to Duke
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Duke University said yesterday that two of the lacrosse players charged with sexually assaulting a stripper have been invited to return to school while they await trial and are eligible to rejoin the team.
Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann had been barred from attending class during the fall semester while their case made its way through court. A third player, Dave Evans, graduated in May, the day before he was charged.
Lawyers for Seligmann and Finnerty said their clients were still making up their minds about whether to return. The spring semester begins next week.
Rape charges against all three athletes were dropped last month, after the woman who said she was attacked at a team party last March wavered on some key details. The men are still charged with sexual offense and kidnapping; they are not expected to go on trial before the spring.
