Crystal Mangum confesses to lying about being raped by Duke lacrosse players in 2006

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Former stripper and current murder convict Crystal Mangum confessed to lying about being raped by Duke Lacrosse players in an interview on the independent media outlet "Let's Talk With Kat" on Thursday.

"I testified falsely against them by saying that they raped me when they didn't and that was wrong, and I betrayed the trust of a lot of other people who believed in me," Mangum said. "[I] made up a story that wasn't true because I wanted validation from people and not from God."

Mangum, who is serving a prison sentence for murdering her boyfriend, falsely accused three Duke players of raping her while she was performing at a team party in March 2006. The players she accused were arrested, igniting a national controversy and conversations about racism. The allegations even resulted in the team having to cancel its season.

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Pictured in this file photo from August 2010, Crystal Mangum, who was at the center of the Duke University lacrosse scandal, was charged with stabbing a man on April 3, 2011, at a Durham, N.C., apartment. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News Observer/MCT)

The three players, David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann, were all found innocent of the crimes. But Mangum was not prosecuted for perjury due to questions about her mental health. 

"She may have actually believed the many different stories that she has been telling," said former North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper in 2006. 

Mangum can not be prosecuted for perjury now because the statute of limitations on perjury charges in North Carolina only lasts around two years. 

Lead prosecutor in the case, Mike