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Hofstra rape case: Five questions stand out

Joye Brown

Newsday columnist Joye Brown

Joye Brown has been a columnist for Newsday since 2006.

Five young men accused, four of them arrested and jailed. Young woman recants, and four innocent men are set free. Case closed, at least for now. But things are not so neat. And hardly over.

There are many lessons to be learned, and questions that need answering. Here are five.

1. The young men are free from jail. And free from false allegations of rape. But at the least, they were involved...

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