Freedom for 4 falsely accused in Hofstra rape hoax
Photo credit: James Carbone | A Hofstra student's rape claim was recanted, Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice said Wednesday night. From left, Jesus Ortiz, Kevin Taveras, Stalin Felipe and Rondell Bedward give a thumbs-up after being released from a Nassau jail and cleared of charges. (Sept. 16, 2009)
Rape charges dismissed; four released from jail.
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DA: Hofstra rape claim was made up
Suddenly they were free. And at first, they couldn't believe their reversal of fortune.
Two of the men who were falsely accused of raping a woman in a Hofstra University dorm spoke out Wednesday night to describe the shock of freedom - and the relief of exoneration - after the woman admitted to prosecutors that she had lied about being tied up and gang-raped by five men in a campus dorm bathroom.
"I'm...
