In this Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 photo, Kevin Tavares, second from left, Stalin Felipe, center, and Rondell Bedward, right, talk to a reporter, left, after they were released from the Nassau County Jail in East Meadow, N.Y. Authorities dismissed charges that the three men gang-raped a Hofstra University student after the 18-year-old woman recanted her story. "I'm so happy the truth finally came out," said Felipe. A fourth man, Jesus Ortiz, was also released from jail. AP Photo logo AP Photo 29 months ago

In this Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 photo, Kevin Tavares, second from left, Stalin Felipe, center, and Rondell Bedward, right, talk to a reporter, left, after they were released from the Nassau County Jail in East Meadow, N.Y. Authorities dismissed charges that the three men gang-raped a Hofstra University student after the 18-year-old woman recanted her story. "I'm so happy the truth finally came out," said Felipe. A fourth man, Jesus Ortiz, was also released from jail.

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