April 19, 2006

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The Chronicled APRIL 19, 2006

WEDNESDAY,

2 arrested in lax

Saidi Chen

Two

members team

brought

Detention 4:54

the

to

Durham

and Reade

Collin

first

and first

degree to

forcible

sexual

offense

kidnapping, order

an

from the Durham or

Finnerty

degree

degree

for

ac-

arrest

The

charges

tions that

team

exotic dancer District has

after weeks

come

two

at a

Tuesday

“It

is

that led

to

said in

that the

the

suspicion

on

is still

morning,

court

for

jus-

to

not

two

team

involved

said.

were

released

and was

their

Finnerty’s

jury

will

which

in-

next

story,

evidence. We’re confi-

is

evidence the

not

not

said his

to

or

intowords the

put

miscarriage

this indictment “

kids of

Defense

[Reade is] I’ve

one

Os-

of the

had

ever

lawyers

The

that

Seligmann a.m.

of jus-

is,”

the

representing.”

told

12:14

any

party.

bom said. nicest

on

whether

had attended the

player

that

tice

innocent.”

comment

including

March 13

who is

lawyer

a

“absolutely

He would

will

men

be innocent.”

to

Kirk Osborn,

client

bond

post

dent that these young be found

for the

Durham

and

called was

players

Herald-Sun a

cab

at

driven away

from N. Buchanan Boulevard five minutes

later.

In

claimed

that

an

camera

next

making

scheduled

The

filmed a

addition, ATM

Herald-Sun

at

they

security

Seligmann

withdrawal

Durham-based taxi

15.

Lawyers the

entire

our

pleasure

secured bail Tues-

appearance

May

cludes

not

we

those

were

students

$400,000

a

day

hear the

to

came

“The

jail.

one

William

representing

when he and

unfairness and

confirm

to

that

assault,” Nifong

Both

the

said

attorney

an

father, Kevin, at

arrested.

story,”

the

a state-

state

assailants

from

members who in the

the

“It’s hard

tice, but also that we lift the cloud of

were

the

until

Monday

grand jury... hear[s]

of

Cotter,

sealed

the

of a third attacker.

important

only bring

an

Nifong,

discuss

to

information

identity

raped

Mike

Attorney

declined

gathering

allega-

March 13 party.

players’ charges,

ment

the

members

evidence

specific

side

while

12:24 a.m. called

not

guilty

of the

TOM MENDEL

12

companies,

all

for both students said

were

rape case;

grand of

representing Seligmann,

questions surrounding

who

players

“The

County Superi-

Court.

of

the

the

by

indictments

were

Finnerty,

have been

Seligmann

with first

cording

County

in handcuffs at

Facility

Sophomores

rape,

men’s

arrested and

Tuesday morning.

a.m.

charged

players

of the

were

whose

jury,

THE CHRONICLE

lacrosse

forth

charges put

and

Ryan McCartney

Sophomore

Collin Finnerty

sexual offense and SEE ARRESTS ON

PAGE 10

more

A

was

booked at the jail

BY

IZA

news

Duke

through

Many

said the

lic still

“Things narrowed

A dream realized for the

inauguration

Members of the Duke medical community gathered with of the Global Health Institute. SEE STORIES, PAGE 3.

under

a

and

campus

wait for

they a

willing

step

bit,

so

and

the entire

sophomore

pub-

resolution.

moving forward, not

5

a.m.

Reid

it’s

team

Cater

arrested

on

rape,

(above, left). Sopho-

Tuesday morning (above, right).

to arrests

for

the

did

not

evidence. “I

just fied

arrests,

saying previous

indicate there

was

surprised

was

re-

sufficient

when I heard it

because I hadn’t heard she had identisaid.

anyone,” junior Lindsey Tighe

Some

provided to com-

in the entire

are

suspicion,”

Tues-

mixed

noted that the

concrete

it’s

a

anxiety.

were

arrests are a

process, but

must

across

spread

team

students reacted with

students who

ment

ports

of two members

lacrosse

apprehension

judicial

CHRONICLE

men’s

of

sense

KEVIN HWANG/THE

arrests

the media and

day morning,

.

of the

was

CHRONICLE

patience,

basis

WOJCIECHOWSKA

THE CHRONICLE

After

just after

responds

campus

Finnerty

Collin talks with media in front of the Durham jail

lawyer representing

Reade Seligmann, the other lacrosse player charged,

of the

(TOP, ABOVE LEFT); SARAH KWAK (ABOVE RIGHT)/THE

and his father, Kevin, sit in the courtroom Tuesday after the younger

(top)

kidnapping charges.

With concern,

distinguished guests Tuesday

137

maintain innocence

players by

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of the seems

proceedings, “It’s were

information the to

some

interesting

conflict

with

woman

the

that

only

two

[players]

arrested when she identified

sophomore Jenn only thing

we

can

legal

students noted.

Tanaka

said.

do is wait and

three,”

“But

the

see—none

of us have all the information.” District

Attorney

Mike

Nifong

said

said. “I it’s in the case.” guess progress But students also

questioned

the

legal

SEE REACTIONS ON PAGE 5


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