Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) — Michael Nifong, the ex-North Carolina prosecutor who lost his law license for mishandling rape charges against three Duke University lacrosse players, filed for bankruptcy and listed the students among his major creditors.

I’m surprised it took him this long to file.

If a bankruptcy judge decides that Nifong’s conduct in pressing the criminal case amounted to wrongdoing, any damages awarded in connection with the players’ civil suits wouldn’t be erased, lawyers say.

One can only hope the bankruptcy judge has no sense of humor.