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    Tuesday, May 21, 2024

    DA DECLINES TO FILE CHARGES IN HOFSTRA RAPE HOAX

    Garden City, N.Y. - A Hofstra University freshman who falsely claimed she was gang-raped in a dormitory bathroom must undergo mental health counseling and perform 250 hours of community service in an agreement that saves her from criminal charges, a prosecutor said Friday. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said the agreement is far more than prosecutors could have expected if the woman, Danmel Ndonye, 18, of New York City, had been prosecuted. Rice said Ndonye, whom she previously described as "deeply troubled," would have only been subject to a misdemeanor charge of filing a false report and there is nothing in the law to require her to undergo counseling and perform community service.

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