Crystal Mangum, the former exotic dancer who accused three Duke men’s lacrosse players of rape in 2006, sparking a national storm, now says she lied about the encounter.

“I falsely testified against them saying they raped me when they didn’t, and that was false. And I betrayed the trust of a lot of other people who believed in me,” Mangum said on the web show. “Let’s talk with Kat” hosted by Katerena DePasquale.

The interview took place at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, where Mangum is serving time for a 2013 second-degree murder conviction for stabbing her boyfriend.

“I made up a story that wasn’t true because I wanted validation from people and not from God,” Mangum said.

On the podcast, she said she hoped all three men would forgive her.

“I want them to know that I love them and that they don’t deserve this, and I hope they can forgive me,” she said.

Mangum’s admission comes nearly two decades after she said she was raped by former players David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann.

According to the Duke Student NewspaperDuke Athletics declined to comment. The university, as well as the school’s president and head men’s lacrosse coach at the time, did not respond to the student newspaper’s request for comment. No comments have been reported from players.

Party accusations and consequences

The three were arrested following allegations of sexual assault of the woman at a party.

The accusations attracted media attention, forced the cancellation of the team’s 2006 season and cost coach Mike Pressler his job. The prosecutor in the case was found guilty of criminal contempt and disbarred.

In April 2007, Roy Cooper, then the state’s attorney general and now governor, reviewed the case and exonerated the three men, saying the charges should never have been brought against them.

Duke University and the three players reached an undisclosed settlement shortly after the charges were dropped.

The city of Durham settled the lawsuit filed by the three men in 2014. As part of the settlement, Durham agreed to pay $50,000 to the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission.

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