Duke lacrosse player must also face charge in District

Published April 26, 2006 4:00am ET



A Duke University lacrosse player charged with raping an exotic dancer will have to face a D.C. trial stemming from a drunken brawl outside a ritzy Georgetown hotel.

Collin Finnerty and two friends were accused of beating up a man they allegedly called “gay” outside the Georgetown Inn last November. Earlier this year, the trio accepted a deal that would allow them to perform community service in exchange for having the charges dropped.

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