What was the controversy of the Duke University Lacrosse team?

Answer by  rightlight (1053)

A stripper had accused three players on the men's lacrosse team of sexual harassment and rape. It cost the Duke team, one of the early favorites to win the NCAA tournament, to forfeit the season. The charges were later cleared, but the reputations of the players and the team were tarnished.

Answer by  Kurt (4579)

A woman claimed to have been raped by the athletes of the Duke University lacrosse team. There was a huge media fury for a long time and the players were assumed to have been guilty. After a long time, it was finally dropped when it was discovered that the story was false.

Answer by  jimcro55 (813)

The Duke University Lacrosse team had a few players that were accused of sexual assault and rape by some woman who attended one of their parties around their campus in Durham, North Carolina. Eventually, all charges were dropped.

Answer by  Brett (7986)

A number of the players on the Duke lacrosse team were charged with gang raping a woman. The woman happened to be black, and the players were white, which also helped stir the controversy.