When it was all over and the lawyers had wrapped up the case, Duke University was forced to cough up about twenty million dollars to compensate the members of the Duke LaCrosse Team for the outrageous behavior of Duke’s faculty and administration in the aftermath of Crystal Gail Mangum’s rape allegations in March of 2006.

Now comes author William Cohen with a new book that plays devil’s advocate, strongly suggesting that Mangum was telling the truth and that justice was ill-served by the time the whole affair ended.  Stuart Taylor, Jr., the book reviewer for the New Republic, has written an extensive review of the books numerous errors and fallacies.

I was living in Raleigh when this occurred, and took the same casual interest in the case as most who lived in the area.  Unlike most of the Duke faculty and administration, I was unpersuaded, from the outset, of Mangum’s story and of the guilt of the LaCrosse team members.  I remain so, and think that Cohen is using a bull**** alternate history to make a buck.  

For any among you who continue to have an interest in the case, Taylor’s book review is HERE.