In this Sept. 16, 2009 photo released by the Nassau County Police Department in Mineola, N.Y. , Hofstra University student Rondell Bedward, of the Bronx borough of New York is shown. Bedward, 21, is one of four men who was arrested for raping an 18-year-old Hofstra student in a campus dormitory restroom during the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement released late Wednesday Sept. 16, 2009 that the woman told law enforcement officials that the sex was consensual. Rice says Nassau County Judge Robert Bruno then dismissed the charges against the four men and ordered their release. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

In this Sept. 16, 2009 photo released by the Nassau County Police Department in Mineola, N.Y. , Hofstra University student Rondell Bedward, of the Bronx borough of New York is shown. Bedward, 21, is one of four men who was arrested for raping an 18-year-old Hofstra student in a campus dormitory restroom during the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement released late Wednesday Sept. 16, 2009 that the woman told law enforcement officials that the sex was consensual. Rice says Nassau County Judge Robert Bruno then dismissed the charges against the four men and ordered their release.

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  1. University of Kansas Jayhawks' guard Xavier Henry (L) tries to slap the ball away from Hofstra University Prides' guard Natanial Lester during the first half of their NCAA Division 1 basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas November 13, 2009.
  2. University of Kansas Jayhawks guard Xavier Henry (L) shoots a three-point shot over a Hofstra University Pride defender on the first shot taken during the first half of their NCAA Division 1 basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, November 13, 2009.
  3. University of Kansas Jayhawks guard Conner Teahan (R) blocks a shot by Hofstra University Pride guard Nathaniel Lester during the second half of the Jayhawks' win in their NCAA Division 1 basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, November 13, 2009.
  4. University of Kansas Jayhawks' head coach Bill Self watches his team win against Hofstra University Pride during the second half of their NCAA Division 1 basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas November 13, 2009.
  5. University of Kansas Jayhawks' forward Thomas Robinson (R) blocks Hofstra University Prides' forward Halil Kanacevic during the second half of the Jayhawks' win in their NCAA Division 1 basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas November 13, 2009.
  6. University of Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self reacts to a turnover by Hofstra University Pride during the second half of the Jayhawks' win in their NCAA Division 1 basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, November 13, 2009.
  7. In this photo taken Sept. 13, 2009, Nassau County Police officers question Hofstra University student Rondell Bedward, seated, in a dormitory hallway, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Bedward is one of four men charged with luring an 18-year-old Hofstra student into a campus dormitory restroom and raping her in the early morning hours of Sept. 13, police said. A fifth suspect remained at-large Wednesday, Sept.
  8. In this Sept. 16, 2009 photo released by the Nassau County Police Department in Mineola, N.Y., Kevin R. Taveras, of Brentwood, N.Y., is shown. Taveras, 20, is one of four men who was arrested for raping an 18-year-old Hofstra student in a campus dormitory restroom during the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement released late Wednesday Sept. 16, 2009 that the woman told law enforcement officials that the sex was consensual. Rice says Nassau County Judge Robert Bruno then dismissed the charges against the four men and ordered their release.
  9. In this Sept. 16, 2009 photo released by the Nassau County Police Department in Mineola, N.Y., Hofstra University student Rondell Bedward, of the Bronx borough of New York is shown. Bedward, 21, is one of four men who was arrested for raping an 18-year-old Hofstra student in a campus dormitory restroom during the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement released late Wednesday Sept. 16, 2009 that the woman told law enforcement officials that the sex was consensual. Rice says Nassau County Judge Robert Bruno then dismissed the charges against the four men and ordered their release.
  10. In this Sept. 16, 2009 photo released by the Nassau County Police Department in Mineola, N.Y., Stalin Felipe, of the Bronx borough of New York is show. Felipe, 19, is one of four men who was arrested for raping an 18-year-old Hofstra student in a campus dormitory restroom during the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement released late Wednesday Sept. 16, 2009 that the woman told law enforcement officials that the sex was consensual. Rice says Nassau County Judge Robert Bruno then dismissed the charges against the four men and ordered their release.
  11. In this Sept. 16, 2009 photo released by the Nassau County Police Department in Mineola, N.Y., Jesus L. Ortiz, of the Bronx borough of New York is shown. Ortiz, 19, was one of four men arrested for raping an 18-year-old Hofstra student in a campus dormitory restroom in the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement released late Wednesday Sept. 16, 2009 that the woman told law enforcement officials that the sex was consensual. Rice says Nassau County Judge Robert Bruno then dismissed the charges against the four men and ordered their release.
  12. In this Sept. 16, 2009 photo released by the Nassau County Police Department in Mineola, N.Y., Stalin Felipe, of the Bronx borough of New York is show. Felipe, 19, is one of four men arrested for raping an 18-year-old Hofstra student in a campus dormitory restroom during the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. A fifth suspect remains at large as of Wednesday, Sept. 16.
  13. In this Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. photo released by the Nassau County District Attorney's Office in Mineola N.Y., Long Island adoption attorney Kevin Cohen is shown. Cohen is accused of running an adoption Ponzi Scheme on as many as a dozen couples, who paid him tens of thousands of dollars in adoption fees, only to be given bogus excuses why the baby was ultimately not available. They would then receive partial refunds from money he collected from subsequent couples seeking a child, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said.
  14. In this Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. photo released by the Nassau County District Attorney's Office in Mineola N.Y., Long Island adoption attorney Kevin Cohen is shown. Cohen is accused of running an adoption Ponzi Scheme on as many as a dozen couples, who paid him tens of thousands of dollars in adoption fees, only to be given bogus excuses why the baby was ultimately not available. They would then receive partial refunds from money he collected from subsequent couples seeking a child, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said.
  15. In this Sept. 16, 2009 photo released by the Nassau County Police Department in Mineola, N.Y., Kevin R. Taveras, of Brentwood, N.Y., is shown. Taveras, 20, is one of four men who was arrested for raping an 18-year-old Hofstra student in a campus dormitory restroom during the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement released late Wednesday Sept. 16, 2009 that the woman told law enforcement officials that the sex was consensual. Rice says Nassau County Judge Robert Bruno then dismissed the charges against the four men and ordered their release.
  16. In this Sept. 16, 2009 photo released by the Nassau County Police Department in Mineola, N.Y., Hofstra University student Rondell Bedward, of the Bronx borough of New York is shown. Bedward, 21, is one of four men who was arrested for raping an 18-year-old Hofstra student in a campus dormitory restroom during the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 13, police said. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement released late Wednesday Sept. 16, 2009 that the woman told law enforcement officials that the sex was consensual. Rice says Nassau County Judge Robert Bruno then dismissed the charges against the four men and ordered their release.

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