No Match in 2nd Duke DNA Test, Defense Says
A second round of DNA testing in the Duke University rape case came back with the same result as the first -- no conclusive match to any member of the lacrosse team, defense lawyers said Friday.
Joseph Cheshire, who represents a player who has not been charged, said the tests showed that genetic material from a “single male source” was found on a vaginal swab taken from the accuser. He said the material did not match any of the players.
“In other words, it appears this woman had sex with a male,” said Cheshire, who spoke at a news conference with other defense lawyers in the case. “It also appears with certainty it wasn’t a Duke lacrosse player.”
Dist. Atty. Mike Nifong did not return a call to his home seeking comment Friday night.
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