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For the Hofstra accuser, now DA takes her time

Quick ReadWhy didn't the young men get same treatment?

Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice announces that a

Photo credit: Mahala Gaylord | Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice announces that a Hofstra student made up allegations that she was tied up and gang raped by five men. (Sept. 17, 2009)

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Will the false accuser be charged?

Four men she called her rapists were.

Will she be widely named in the media? Their names were blasted everywhere.

Does she now face prison time?

The four young men accused of raping a Hofstra freshman faced 25 years in prison for a crime they did not commit.

So what now?

Shouldn't there be some consequences for falsely accusing...

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