Duke rape accuser's records demanded

MSNBC ^ | Updated: 4:51 p.m. ET April 24, 2006 | staff

[Perdogg]

DURHAM, N.C. - The attorney for one of two Duke lacrosse players charged with raping a stripper demanded on Monday that prosecutors turn over the accuser’s medical, legal and education records for use in attacking her credibility.

Kirk Osborn, who represents player Reade Seligmann, said the material will provide “rich sources of information for impeaching the complaining witnesses.”

Osborn also asked a judge to hold a pretrial hearing to “determine if the complaining witness is even credible enough to provide reliable testimony.”

[Peach]

I just got back here but had it on while cleaning up from dinner.

Essence magazine reporter has talked with accuser's family and they say the stripper is thinking about pulling out of the case because of stress on her family. (Yeah - right)

Defense lawyer asking for stripper's medical records going back to high school and something mentioned in the brief that she has had mental health, drug and truthfulness problems dating back to high school.

[Continental Soldier]

LOL

[SkyPilot]

Additionally, J. Kirk Osborn, who represents 20-year-old Reade Seligmann, surmises that there is a "good chance" that the accuser "may have been committed, at least once, to a hospital or drug treatment program." As such, Osborn wants material documenting the woman's supposed "drug abuse history," according to a discovery motion filed this afternoon in Durham's Superior Court. The motion, a copy of which you'll find below, also seeks the 27-year-old dancer's criminal history, probation, and education records. The material sought, Osborn argues, provides "rich sources of information for impeaching the complaining witness."

Here is this case in a nutshell:

1. Some college boys drinking one night call an escort service for some strippers to perform.

2. Two strippers show up, and one of them is drunk out of her mind, and the other one is full of anger and attitude. They perform for 4 minutes.

3. The college boys are ticked off, and demand their money back.

4. Racial slurs are thrown on both sides, a heated argument ensues.

5. The strippers leave, and the semi-sober stripper attempts to dump the passed out stripper at a Kroeger supermarket parking lot. Meanwhile, the second stripper makes a phoney 911 call saying she and her "girlfriend" were just walking buy a house and were called "_iggers."

6. The drunk stripper wakes up and yells rape, while the second stripper (who may or may have not taken her share of the $800 while she was passed out) e-mails a PR firm and asks for help on how she can profit from this.

[muawiyah]

You seem to know a lot ~ question, if the fellow(s) who hired the escort company to send strippers paid the escort company, did the escort service pay the strippers before they stripped?

Does anyone really want any of us to believe that in this racket the actors get paid first?

[ozaukeemom]

too late ;)
You all are doing such a great job on this case.Just wanted to say "thanks"

[wagglebee]

I think you pretty much nailed it except you forgot about the race-baiting DA who sees this as his ticket to reelection.

[shield]

CHILDREN PROTECTIVE SERVICE. In the beginning, due to her problems with CPS, we thought she devised this story to cover her arse from CPS. Is she on probation with CPS, due to her drinking and drugging problems?

[GAgal]

Wasn't that a hit at Nifong when Osborn wrote that he would be presenting an alibi defense with witnesses "who should be known to the DA"... kinda like "A competent DA would have known of these exculpatory evidence/witnesses and would not have charged my client."

[maggief]

ping

[vikingvx]

Does anyone else find it interesting that they are asking for documents from Victims' Advocacy Agencies or Organizations? IMO that is where the real smoking gun will be found.

[BossLady]

I think the Defense Team needs to call in Charlie Sheen as an expert witness on the definitions of 'escort service'....'stripper'...and.....'exotic dancer' ....LOL!

[Hatteras]

I thought that was a typo and they mean to say "CRS",,,

[sissyjane]

Good evening, and thanks for the ping.

[Mad-Margaret]

Thanks. I read that, but I was looking for something that said that Crystal had made false accusations in the past. No question that there's a mountain of stuff to impeach her credibility. Ya think?

What happened to our thread? Flame war? (Whenever I leave the puter, something happens!)

[Dante3]

On one of the shows it was mentioned that it does not take this long for the DNA results to be completed, that the DA wants them after the election.

[Mad-Margaret]

Are we all over here now? Is this the thread?

[vikingvx]

I think those false accusations will be found in the documents that the defense is requesting from Victims' Advocacy Agencies or Organizations. IMHO.

[Jrabbit]

I don't know....I was gone for a few minutes and poof!

[Mad-Margaret]

Thanks!

Tuned in late to Greta (11:16). Has this been All Aruba? Or did she give some time to Duke?

[Howlin]

What the heck happened?