Mike Nifong says he shouldn't have been as open in his discussion of certain aspects of the case of a woman who says she was raped at a party. Election years are a bitch.
"My handling of the media coverage of this case has occasioned substantial criticism, some of which is undoubtedly justified," District Attorney Mike Nifong said during a half-hour news conference.
"I both underestimated the level of media attention this case would draw and misjudged the effect that my words would have. That having been said, this case remains a Durham problem and it demands a Durham solution," he said.