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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown is recruiting one of the three Duke lacrosse players accused of sexually assaulting a woman hired to perform as a stripper.

The Ivy League school confirmed a report in The Brown Daily Herald student newspaper that said the university was recruiting Reade Seligmann. Brown sports information director Christopher Humm said Wednesday he could not comment further because of NCAA rules.

Brown lacrosse coach Lars Tiffany added he could not gauge the student's interest. He did not know if Brown had a policy barring admission to students facing criminal charges.

"It hasn't gotten to that stage," he said. "We're so early in the recruiting process. It's uncharted territory, you could say."

Seligmann, Collin Finnerty and David Evans were indicted last spring on charges of rape, sexual offense and kidnapping stemming from an alleged incident at a team party.

In December, Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong dropped charges of rape against the three players after the woman changed a key detail of her account of the March 13 party. The three men, who have consistently maintained their innocence, still face charges of sexual offense and kidnapping.

Nifong, facing ethics charges filed by the state bar, withdrew from the case last month and turned it over to the North Carolina attorney general's office.

Last month, Duke said Seligmann and Finnerty were invited to return to school and were eligible to rejoin the team. Evans graduated last May.

rglax

i was coached by seligmann at the delby camp, good player but i think hes gonna stay at Duke