The woman at the center of the viral rape trial of a Duke University student-athlete is finally speaking out more than a decade after the trial concluded to confirm what the public already has Doubts about the validity of their claims.

All eyes were on us Crystal mangum when she accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her while she was performing at one of their team parties at their home in 2006. Dave Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann had done so Her life spiraled after the allegationsface arrest, rape allegations and suspension from school, according to The New York Post. Even then-head lacrosse coach Mike Pressler resigned because of the case NPR.

The narrative was perpetuated by the then-Durham County District Attorney that these white boys had sexually assaulted an innocent black woman in a cruel “racially motivated” actsays the reports. However, as the case progressed, Mangum’s story began to take on some new forms, Casting doubt on her honesty regarding the incident. In the end, the players were acquitted of their charges after DNA evidence failed to link them to Mangum. according to court documents.

Since then, the report says, students transferred to other schools and sued Duke’s president for allowing them poor treatment before the verdict came down. On the other hand, Mangum was convicted of murder for the murder of her boyfriend. However, that is The suspicion arises that Mangum lied to the Duke students remained in the public eye after the fall.

She recently opened up behind bars in a revealing interview with. finally told the truth about the rape allegations Let’s talk to Kat.

“(I) made up a story that wasn’t true,” she said. “(The Duke students) trusted me not to betray their trust, and I testified falsely against them by saying they raped me when they didn’t, and that was false.”

She then said, “You too.” betrayed everyone else’s trust who believed in her testimony. The reason for lying, she said, was because she wanted validation from people, not God.

“God already loved me the way I was. I didn’t need to seek confirmation because I had already received confirmation from Him. I just didn’t know,” she told interviewer Katerena.

Among other things, she talked about why she decided to become an exotic dancer, how she’s growing closer to God, and what foods she plans to eat again after she’s released from prison. She has so far served 14 years of her 18-year sentence. Even after all the years that have passed, she hopes that the three men can forgive her for what she did to them.

“I hurt my brothers,” she said, calling the former students “brothers” in the biblical sense. “I hope they can forgive me and I want them to know that I love them and that they don’t deserve this.”