Accused Lacrosse Players Talk: CBS News

Ed Bradley of "60 Minutes" speaks with Hannah Storm about his exclusive interview with Duke University lacrosse players accused of raping an exotic dancer. The interview airs Sunday, Oct. 15. Brought to you by CBS News

[@jeffcann7233]

I’m sure a lot of you know this but the woman who lied about being raped is now in jail for murder. No joke.

[@Super165i]

So I’ve heard

[@BigWiltonWilt]

Yep and she gets out on February 27, 2026

[@st.apollonius5758]

It should never have gone to trial, Due process was bypassed and the media hung them boys out to dry.

[@JazzKeyboardist1]

+St. Apollonius ... And guys should give "due process" to unknown druggie hookers and be careful not to call her n==g=r because she has little to lose..lol....Everybody lost in this case.. The players lost for hiring her and calling her names.. People still hate her and she is in jail for murder. The police were proven as bad cops in the line ups etc and the prosecutor went to jail...

[@st.apollonius5758]

I don't believe they did use the "N" word. What news outlet made that claim?

[@JazzKeyboardist1]

hey..Wikipedia...

[@JazzKeyboardist1]

David Archer..LOL..There is no way you can prove that none of the charged guys called her anything or didn't call her anything.. Unless you are saying no male has ever lied in the history of human events.. And you just proved that these Duke players were the dumbest humans ever born for letting drugged out Crystal into her home if they thought she was ugly

[@JazzKeyboardist1]

David Archer .. I love laughing at you.. The evidence is on wiki and on the fantastic lies video.. Number one. Do not hire stripper-hookers if you are a stupid teenager like David Archer.. Number two. Do not let unknown stripper-hookers into your home if they appear drugged out. Stripper -hookers will destroy you because they hate men.. That is why they are stripper-hookers. And who is the dumbest person in this story? Reginald Daye for dating a drugged out stripper-hooker

[@gottesurteil3201]

Rest in peace Mr. Bradley, you did great reporting this case fairly.

[@justifiedtruth9722]

How come people that falsely accuse people get no punishment??

[@mattbarringer3064]

Nifong fits the prototypical narcissist. He did more than 50 interviews on national T.V. for this case.

[@jrjubach]

Not to mention he was campaigning for reelection at the time.

[@FGN123]

Good for Ed Bradley for being so dogged in this case and investigating everything fully, especially when his health was failing. He was a credit to journalism.

[@johnnyjoey]

Back when 60 minutes did actual investigative reporting with integrity!

[@thebangles]

They had to be dragged kicking and screaming to admit they were wrong.

[@jwhit3849]

On 1/28/18 I watched 30 for 30 and was too pissed to go to sleep. I cannot believe that a DA would act in this manner. Glad he was disbarred, sued and now his life is trashed. One of the police committed suicide in 2014 and the accuser is now in jail for killing her boyfriend. Fate does have a way of punishing those who are truly evil. The mental scars are lifelong I'm sure.

[@iantsai007]

Objective media reporting with no bias whatsoever. Good job Ed and 60 Minutes.

[@generalzod7959]

Ian Tsai: you wouldn't get that kind of reporting today as fair journalism is dead.

[@zippyzipster46]

@@generalzod7959 it’s long gone. Now owned by the communist left. That told nothing of the communist atrocities in Cuba. Just blamed America.

[@zippyzipster46]

@@pbird5351 I can’t disagree bud. Most logical, hard working people are so busy at work they don’t see what is happening. I am 50. Doing the same Civil Engineering job I’ve always done. Working and paying taxes while the lazy have been Backdooring hard working people to gain power and enslave for votes. Racism is their tool. It was in the USSR and China. Now they say the climate change is racists. All white men must be silenced because they are all racist.

[@billyumbraskey8135]

Not really, you can see how this is the soft version of the fake news we have the hard version of today.

[@Joscope]

This whole sad episode of American history was a disgusting witch hunt. Those men made a misstep, but afterwards the way they were treated by just about every aspect of society was absolutely despicable. This should never be forgotten and should serve as a warning about how mass delusion in a society has devastating consequences.

[@RabbiCashMoney]

Calling Mangum an "exotic dancer" is very generous. Very.

[@brandonmccall6664]

Fun fact: the accused of these players is in jail for murder now

[@ernestclayboniii656]

Yep

[@denisehunter6771]

What??? Oh my.

[@livetotell100]

@@denisehunter6771 Just a question here. You do know that she lied about the whole thing? And they were completely exonerated. The Prosecutor also withheld evidence and was disbarred.

[@RiseUpToYourAbility]

Should have gone to prison a long time ago

[@Super165i]

So I’ve heard

[@Gr8Layks]

Sad how Duke's "Group of 88" (a.k.a., "Gang of 88") went on to further their careers at Duke, and other universities. A testament of spoiled, narrow-minded people in our Ivory Towers?

[@Kelly-zf9yz]

Reade Seligmen lives in my town he’s now a lawyer and has a charity revolving around false allegations and helping those people great guy

[@erickagrant7646]

That is so good to hear. Glad he has overcome this horrific injustice. But I am sure there are still lingering emotions. How could there not be?

[@Super165i]

The reason why he got into law was because he could prove he wasn’t in town at the time of the party.

[@motorcityquig]

That's good to hear. Reade is a practicing attorney and Mike Nifong is disbarred and disgraced

[@thomascarpenter3433]

Just got done watching the " 30 for 30 " on this ! Mind blowing !!

[@mattbarringer3064]

+Thomas Carpenter Me too. Great documentary.

[@jrjubach]

I just watched it too. One of the most riveting things I've ever watched. So scary what those kids went through.

[@jrjubach]

+WildwoodClaire1 Yeah you can't blame the public for taking Nifong's word for it, as a DA usually has credible evidence when making claims like he did on national television! Instead, Nifong had zero evidence. I didn't realize Nifong was nearing retirement. I thought he was gunning for a reelection.

[@WildwoodClaire1]

Jubach He was running for election (he was a former assistant DA appointed when the former DA retired). However, he was going to be a short-timer and could have retired within a couple of years.

[@tidefanyankee2428]

The scariest thing is all of this is, Nifong isn't the only DA to do this. I saw a great report a few years ago about DNA labs. One of the people who inspected them had (of course) had worked in one. She said, "not all DA's want us to run the DNA tests, some think it might hurt their case so they forego them". Think about that for a moment. If the DA's first duty is to the law and justice, then not utilizing this science is criminal in my mind at least. Now consider how many people (mostly men) have been freed from prison and have gotten off of death row on DNA for crimes they didn't commit. Some have done years, or decades for this false accusations. DNA testing should be required, not optional, and not every defendant can afford these tests. Look up the Wenatchee Sex trials and their aftermath. Or the "repressed memories" cases. People forget that DA's and Judges run for election, which makes them politicians first, public servants second. If people don't think the high profile cases aren't treated differently you're kidding yourself.

[@emerybayblues]

One of Ed Bradley's last stories for 60 Minutes. Never learn: Richard Jewell, Duke Lacrosse, UVA, etc.

[@sinatra222]

Jussie Smollett...

[@johnnyroc]

If this happened during the metoo era

[@jimbarrofficial]

Right - MeToo would have crucified these guys, regardless of the facts.

[@bobshenix]

@@jimbarrofficial They were crucified anyway. Just goes to show how false the MeToo narrative was from the start. Society was "believing women" even when it shouldn't have been.

[@richardmourdock2719]

Bradley says at 1:50 that the accuser picked anyone of the lacrosse team and it was like shooting fish in the barrel. Truth is, the one picture she did pick was not at the party and wasn''t even in the county that night. Wish the three accused sued CBS as they sued Duke and multiple others AND WON because of the total fraud in this case......The accuser was sadly, not in good mental health.. she is now dead, of course. One police officer who also contrived evidence is dead, having committed suicide when the truth came out. Nifong said they were guilty before any evidence was examined and the news media was very happy to parrot his claims.

[@seanfinn1046]

I don't know who Ed Bradley is, but he has earned my respect.

[@shonda79able]

He was an awesome journalist. He died not long after this interview from leukemia.

[@katzenmoyer45]

People lie?

[@iggypopisgod9]

Moral of story: dont hire strippers

[@neilnelmar8007]

Don't beieve before seeing the evidence.

[@jamescaldwell2616]

Difong should have gotten 30 years

[@JazzKeyboardist1]

The town must really hate the school if the prosecutor and police acted the way they did.. And the faculty hates the athletes... The best story of all time

[@user-hh5rn4jz6o]

Ed Bradley. So much class and integrity. Where are the Ed Bradley's in 2021?

[@jamescaldwell2616]

There ain’t any

[@bakebooey]

the odds are against the stripper because she's changed her story, her desecriptions of what the accused look like. The other stripper says the police report isn't accurate of what the woman said. The prosecutor took the case to the media without examining the facts of the case, and is still trying to go ahead with this? Let's hope that justice is served and this prosecutor and lying stripper get jail time

[@jf8050]

The stripper was never charged. Black privilege.

[@johnleven8907]

Exotic dancer, uh? I suppose you can't say "crack ho'" on TV.

[@jacobzaranyika9334]

Thank you 🙏 for your support 60 Minutes

[@Super165i]

One of the men accused could easily prove that he wasn’t at the party do to an ATM security camera showing him withdrawing money out of the machine in question

[@JKweez]

Ed Bradley was a real journalist

[@johndurrer7869]

So weird to see actual journalism. All we see now days is pure propaganda

[@davidcjones3100]

THE PROSECUTOR (NIFONG) IS A DOWNRIGHT DISGRACE, HE RUINED HIS OWN CAREER.

[@justifiedtruth9722]

The media, professors , New York Times and Al sharpton accused them of quilt

[@Feandil]

I go to Duke and know Reade from two classes and also outside of class. He didn't do it. Nifong might get his bar association in this state revoked for his conduct (he violated at least 3 rules in the bar guidelines) Namely, the worse, he brought the media into the case without them finding it out first.

[@mphamphatso8136]

You saw through it

[@thepalacemaid]

YES, and women can AND should take responsibility in preventing sexual assualt as well----do not always blame it on the guy.

[@ryanntoussaint6446]

thepalacemaid I really hope your joking

[@shonda79able]

Are you serious?

[@davidcjones3100]

ALL THESE THREE YOUNG MEN, I DON'T BLAME THEM WHEN THEY CHOSE NOT TO COMPLETE THEIR COLLEGE AT DUKE AFTET THAT TRAMATIC EXPERIENCE.

[@earlporter422]

The Duke guys got a 60 million settlement .

[@bryced7633]

Good

[@PInk77W1]

No one knows how much they got.

[@frankstrzelecki4591]

The deputy chief of police who handled that case was the main crack and cocaine dealer in that district. He ran a bar where all drug dealers came and made deals enjoying the deputy's protection from police harassment. Deputy then came down hard on the college kids as his public relations initiative to help out his image.

[@albertwong1182]

The Duke Lacrosse case should be required learning in all high schools and universities (including law schools). This is proof that you should never jump to conclusions and should never automatically believe the accuser is telling the truth.

[@motorcityquig]

It must of killed Bradley to cover this case. He knew the three were innocent but at the same time had to tow the CBS company line that the three were guilty.

[@finchborat]

And he was probably spinning in his grave when more details came out, exposing the DA as a crook.

[@dreminemike]

anyone know where i can watch the entire 60 minutes segment that was shown tonight (sunday october 15 2006)? i missed 60 minutes and would like to watch the ed bradley segment with the duke players and the accuser.

[@bamaengineer]

This is scary stuff

[@bendutta8135]

Just watched the 30 for 30. No offense but all those guy’s couldn’t of hired a better looking stripper?

[@jimmoran973]

Lack of pre-planing.

[@isitoveryet9525]

It's a damn shame she was prosecuted, it might've saved that man's life. Smh.

[@Cupidt9]

could u edit the comment am confused

[@wannabehendrix]

That female reporter almost sounds sorry that there is no evidence! The media completely disgraced itself over this. Ed Bradley, last of the TRUE reporters.

[@motorcityquig]

Of course she was disappointed. She had to tow the media and feminist line that the lacrosse players were guilty.

[@davidcjones3100]

WHATS WRONG WITH HER.

[@lonelygurl8305]

Yeah, the odds are against the stripper...rape is one of the toughest crimes to prove...very very hard, I hope justice is served in the end too! My hearts goes out to all of them! Note to everyone: Thanks for keeping the comments in here mature!

[@warlock4hm]

too bad they didn't get justice against a false rape criminal

[@billyumbraskey8135]

Fake news before it was cool.

[@youramoron8142]

1:02 "So, they feel confident they are innocent"........What is that supposed to mean, Ed???

[@Joe_Okey]

Obviously, they felt confident in their innocence because they WERE innocent.

[@jaybryant4752]

Great journalism. I think he knew it was BS right from the go.

[@jordanmendiola7025]

It's actually pretty crazy

[@vernan3000]

If you're going to slam Kifong you have to slam the defense attorneys because everytime you look up, they're in the news making comments. The judge should have issued a gag order long ago.

[@crystalglass7106]

That didn't age well

[@wannabehendrix]

@karlsmith00 That was sarcasm "sweetie" YOU need to perhaps read it a couple of times before sending a knee jerk reaction. The statement clearly is a tribute to Ed Bradley compared to the rest of the media. Its not about women. Sorry

[@sahirygnobehi6448]

SO THESE BOYS WERE FOUND INNOCENT. YET THE NY PARK 5 WERE LOCKED UP LOST THEIR INNOCENCE. Hmmmm

[@whitehurstcomic]

probably because the park 5 admitted it on tape.

[@mowriter]

HOORAY, Kim Roberts! Only a black woman could exonerate three white boys! Instant credibility! (no sarcasm intended).

[@codyallen9486]

Believe all women lol

[@davidcjones3100]

What is wrong with her.

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

Gotta’ get ‘dem Duke Boys!

[@mowriter]

237: LOTS of white guys would love to give Kim Roberts some gooooood lovin' though :-)

[@robertbombace9153]

Political correctness gone amuck😢 continue to this day😢

[@wannabehendrix]

I win

[@stilesjohnson1745]

Ladies were more than likely threatened and took the money.

[@starguy2718]

Proof? Evidence? Facts? That's what I thought.

[@Pfsif]

Women empowerment!