“Shades of Duke Lacrosse Team....”
No, not even close. None of them even touched the accuser, much less had consensual sex with her.
I’m talking about the accusations....
No, not even close. None of them even touched the accuser, much less had consensual sex with her.
Speaking of which, here is an article written for the tenth anniversary of the Duke case.
It's very sympathetic to the accuser (Crystal Mangum), and somewhat sympathetic to the prosecutor in the case (Michael Nifong).
Ms. Mangum was convicted of second-degree murder in 2013, for which she was sentenced to at least 14 years in prison. She says she's innocent of this crime, and says the reason her boyfriend Reginald Daye is dead is because he was abusive toward her.
She was also convicted of "misdemeanor child abuse" and destruction of property in 2010.
According to Crystal Mangum, she is innocent of everything, and is a victim of "the system," and because she "defended herself against an abuser."
She still insists that she was "abused" by the Duke Lacrosse Team.
Michael Nifong was removed from his job as Durham County Prosecutor in 2007; he was also disbarred in that year.
Interestingly, his successor was also removed from office, although for different reasons.
Nifong declared bankruptcy in 2008, listing assets of $240,000 and liabilities of $180 million; most of his liabilities accrued from six $30 million judgments against him, one for each of the six Duke LAX team members he maliciously and unfairly prosecuted.
Many of the convictions Nifong won against other defendants have been thrown out in the years since the Duke LAX case.