Accused Lacrosse Player's Bond Reduced
A judge reduced the bond of a Duke University lacrosse player charged with rape to $100,000 at a Thursday hearing, during which defense attorneys again pressed for access to evidence in the case.
The family of sophomore lacrosse player Reade Seligmann, 20, of Essex Fells, N.J., had posted a $400,000 bond after their son was charged in April with rape, kidnapping and sexual offense.
A trial isn't expected to begin before spring 2007 in the case, which began when a stripper told police she was raped by three men at a March 13 team party.
The two other players facing the same charges — Collin Finnerty, 19, of Garden City, N.Y., and David Evans, 23, of Bethesda, Md. — remain free on $400,000 bond.
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During Thursday's hearing, District Attorney Mike Nifong said he had provided defense attorneys with an additional 536 pages of evidence. The prosecutor went through several defense motions seeking additional information filed prior to the hearing, and in most cases said the requests had been satisfied.
"Frankly, for a case of this nature, with the voluminous amount of information of that's been provided, there appears to have been at least a good faith effort" to fulfill the defense requests, said Judge Ronald L. Stephens.
None of the players were in court Thursday. Stephens set their next appearance for the week of July 17.