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![Steve Henkelman, father of 2006 Duke University men's lacrosse player Erik Henkelman, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington February 21, 2008 about filing a lawsuit against Duke University, its President Richard Brodhead and other officials ... Steve Henkelman, father of 2006 Duke University men's lacrosse player Erik Henkelman, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington February 21, 2008 about filing a lawsuit against Duke University, its President Richard Brodhead and other officials ...](https://l450v.alamy.com/450vfr/2d2md0k/steve-henkelman-father-of-2006-duke-university-mens-lacrosse-player-erik-henkelman-speaks-at-the-national-press-club-in-washington-february-21-2008-about-filing-a-lawsuit-against-duke-university-its-president-richard-brodhead-and-other-officials-dukes-medical-center-and-the-city-of-durham-and-other-city-officials-the-allegations-that-the-three-white-lacrosse-players-from-the-elite-private-university-had-assaulted-a-black-stripper-at-a-team-party-drew-national-attention-with-some-u-s-media-portraying-it-as-a-symbol-of-racial-and-class-tensions-in-the-u-s-south-in-the-end-investigat-2d2md0k.jpg)
Steve Henkelman, father of 2006 Duke University men's lacrosse player Erik Henkelman, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington February 21, 2008 about filing a lawsuit against Duke University, its President Richard Brodhead and other officials ...
![Attorney Chuck Cooper (L) and family members of the 2006 Duke University lacrosse teams attend a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington February 21, 2008 about filing a lawsuit Attorney Chuck Cooper (L) and family members of the 2006 Duke University lacrosse teams attend a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington February 21, 2008 about filing a lawsuit](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2d23cmg/attorney-chuck-cooper-l-and-family-members-of-the-2006-duke-university-lacrosse-teams-attend-a-news-conference-at-the-national-press-club-in-washington-february-21-2008-about-filing-a-lawsuit-against-duke-university-its-president-richard-brodhead-and-other-officials-dukes-medical-center-and-the-city-of-durham-and-other-city-officials-the-allegations-that-the-three-white-lacrosse-players-from-the-elite-private-university-had-assaulted-a-black-stripper-at-a-team-party-drew-national-attention-with-some-u-s-media-portraying-it-as-a-symbol-of-racial-and-class-tensions-in-the-u-s-south-in-2d23cmg.jpg)