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Duke UN Players Charged With Assault

Two players of the Duke University lacrosse team have been issued indictments by a grand jury this Monday. The two players are allegedly assaulted an exotic dancer during a team`s party last month. Robert Ekstrand, who represents dozens of players, did not say which players were indicted or what charges they faced.

"Today, two young men have been charged with crimes they did not commit," attorney Robert Ekstrand said in a statement. "This is a tragedy. For the two young men, an ordeal lies ahead. ... They are both innocent." Sources told ESPN that the two players are expected to turn themselves in to authorities either Tuesday or Wednesday, at which time the indictments will be unsealed.

The grand jury adjourned around 2 p.m. Monday, handing up indictments a short time later to Superior Court Judge Ronald Stephens. A filing at the courthouse said the judge had sealed at least one indictment, citing a state law that allows an indictment to be "kept secret until the defendant is arrested or appears before the court." The indictments mean that the grand jury believes there is enough evidence to warrant a trial.