Third Player Indicted in Duke Lacrosse Rape Case--Updated!Heard it on the radio, here's
the AP story:
A grand jury indicted a third member of Duke University's lacrosse team Monday on charges stemming from a woman's allegations she was raped and beaten at a team party earlier this year.
David Evans, a senior and team captain from Bethesda, Md., was indicted on charges of first-degree forcible rape, sexual offense and kidnapping. Two other players were indicted on similar charges last month.No confirmation yet on whether he was the player whose DNA was reported found on the woman's fake fingernails.
More
details here:
Evans' attorney, Joseph Cheshire, said the accuser identified Evans with "90 percent certainty" during a photo lineup. Cheshire said the accuser told police she would be 100 percent sure if Evans had a mustache -- something he said his client has never had.
Evans turned himself in after the news conference. Cheshire said he expected his client to be released later Monday.
Evans, who lived at the house where the party was held, was indicted on charges of first-degree forcible rape, sexual offense and kidnapping. In the past, he had been cited for a noise ordinance violation and alcohol possession.Update: This article indicates
Evans was the one whose DNA showed up on the fingernail.
Now, NBC-17 has learned that the player is not one of the two already accused in the case -- Reade Seligmann, of Essex Fells, N.J., and Collin Finnerty, of Garden City, N.Y. He is, however, a player whom the alleged rape victim picked out in a police lineup with 90 percent certainty.
