MINEOLA, N.Y. — A New York prosecutor is
considering whether to pursue charges against a Hofstra University student who
recanted claims that five men raped her in a dormitory.
Four of the five falsely accused were released
Wednesday night. The fifth was still being sought when the hoax was revealed.
The woman first told police she was lured to the
dorm and raped after her phone was stolen by a man she had met at a dance
party. She later said the sex was consensual.
Standing outside the Nassau County jail waiting
to be picked up by their parents, two of the vindicated men said they held no
hard feelings.
Kevin Tavares says "the system is supposed
to prevent these things from happening."
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