DA: Word of Sex Video Led Hofstra Rape Accuser to Recant
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An official says the woman who claimed she was gang-raped at New York's Hofstra University recanted after prosecutors told her about a possible video of the encounter.
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said Thursday the sex was consensual. An attorney for one of the accused men says it was recorded on a cell phone.
A law enforcement official with firsthand knowledge identified the woman as Danmell Ndonye of Manhattan. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The woman had said she was assaulted by five men early Sunday. Four were arrested. She changed her story Wednesday and the men were released.
A call to a Ndonye was returned by a woman saying it was a wrong number.