CBS Evening News - 2007-04-11

Name: CBS Evening News - 2007-04-11
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Language: English (original, YouTube automatic captions)

[0:02] I'm Katie Kurrick. Tonight from North

[0:04] Carolina, a stunning end to the Duke

[0:06] rape story. All charges are dropped.

[0:09] >> These cases are over and no more

[0:13] criminal proceedings will occur.

[0:15] >> The vindicated lacrosse players try now

[0:18] to pick up the pieces of their lives.

[0:20] >> I hope that the way that I could be

[0:23] remembered is sticking up for my name,

[0:25] for my [music] family, and for my team

[0:27] against impossible odds.

[0:30] I'll have an exclusive interview with

[0:32] one of the families.

[0:33] >> He has done nothing through this entire

[0:36] horrible nightmare, but make us so

[0:39] proud.

[0:41] And what about the prosecutor?

[0:43] >> Hello, Mr. Knifon.

[0:45] >> Don't come in my yard and don't follow

[0:47] me home.

[0:48] >> Can we talk to you a second, please,

[0:49] sir?

[0:49] >> From Raleigh, [music] Durham, North

[0:51] Carolina, this is the CBS Evening News

[0:54] with Katie Kurrick. Tonight, decision at

[0:58] Duke.

[1:00] Hello [music] everyone. It all began

[1:01] here just over a year ago and sent shock

[1:04] waves across the nation. An

[1:06] African-American woman said she was

[1:08] raped by three white men, members of the

[1:10] Duke University lacrosse team. But

[1:12] today, here in the capital of North

[1:14] Carolina, the state attorney general

[1:16] said it never happened. The accused were

[1:19] the victims of what he called a tragic

[1:22] rush to judgment.

[1:25] Today we are filing notices of dismissal

[1:29] for all charges against Reed Celichman,

[1:33] Colin Finery, and David Evans.

[1:36] [applause]

[1:38] Nearly one nightmarish year after being

[1:40] arrested and accused of rape,

[1:42] kidnapping, and sexual crimes against an

[1:44] African-American exotic dancer, the

[1:46] three men saw all c