Mangum and another dancer had been hired to perform at party, thrown by Duke lacrosse players, on March 13, 2006. She claimed that players raped her in blockbuster allegations that touched on hot-button topics such as sex work, race and class.

Mangum’s accusations resulted in the arrest of the three players and forced the team’s 2006 season to end. In 2007, then-Attorney General Roy Cooper exonerated the three players and said the charges should never have been brought after an investigation revealed no credible evidence to confirm her story.

Crystal Mangum says she lied about being raped and sexually assaulted by three former Duke University lacrosse players in 2006.