Durham, North Carolina prosecutors dropped all charges Wednesday against the three Duke lacrosse players accused of sexually assaulting a stripper at a keg party saying the athletes were innocent victims of a “tragic rush to accuse” by an overreaching district attorney.

The 28-year-old woman initially said she was gang-raped and beaten by three white men at the March 13, 2006, party thrown by Duke’s highly ranked lacrosse team.

The three players insisted the accusations were “fantastic lies.” Another dancer who had been with the woman also questioned if she had been raped, called the allegations “a crock” and said the woman seemed drunk when she tried to drive her home that night. Seligmann also produced ATM receipts, cell phone records and other evidence suggesting he was somewhere else at the time.

Dropping charges here was a good call, this chick’s story was just too bizarre from the get-go. People like her are the reason that a large percentage of REAL rape victims stay mum out of fear that no one will believe them. We nominate her for a girl on girl beatdown. The lacrosse players should consider filing suit against the original, and very over zealous, prosecutor.