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No criminal charges for student's false rape accusations

Originally published: September 25, 2009 7:47 PM
Updated: September 25, 2009 10:53 PM
By ANN GIVENS  ann.givens@newsday.com

Quick ReadDanmell Ndonye will not face criminal charges as long as she admits she lied.

A female Hofstra student who lives in this

Photo credit: James Carbone | A female Hofstra student who lives in this Manhattan apartment building on Riverside Drive falsely accused five men of gang raping her after a campus party, the DA said.

The Hofstra University student who prosecutors say falsely accused five men of gang-raping her in a dormitory bathroom will not face criminal charges as long as she gets psychological help and does 250 hours of community service, under an agreement she signed Friday with the Nassau County district attorney's office in which she admitted lying about the incident.

Prosecutors say they considered,...

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