Cheshire: Respect their presence here and they don't want to answer questions. It's been a difficult imte for the university. You love your teammakes and the men are here to support David, Colin and ? as no crime was committed on the evening in question. So please, have that respect.
David's family is also here and again we understand ...please have respect for these people. They are the mothers and fathers of innocent, wrongly accused people. They are victims and they are suffering.
David: I want to thank you all for letting me speak to you today. I'm the captain of the Duke Univ. Lacrosse team. I'm relieved to speak on behalf of my family and team. I'm absoultey innocent of all charges. Reed and Colin are innocent of the scharges against them. These allegations are lies. Fabricated and they will be proven wrong.
If I coujld go back 2 months when police cam eto my home - I cooperated fully wiht them. My roommate and I helped police for overa n hour. After that I gave an uncounseled statement because I knew I'd done nothing wrong and didn't need an attorey.
After going through photos of my teammates and id'ing who was there, I voluntearily gave DNA to the police and gave my e-mail and other information to police. I offered a polygraph which was refused by the police department.
I've attempted through my lawyer to contact the DA. All attempts were denied. I tried to give him exculpatory evidence and it was denied.
The true story and evidence proving my story is correct, I asked my lawyer to give me a polygraph administered by a former top FBI agent with 20 years of experience. HE's done hundreds of sexual cases. And I passed it absolutely. Because i've done nothing wrong and I'm telling the truth.
I'd like to thank yyou to my family, coach and friends. I've always taken pride in my name and take pride in my name today. I've never had my character questioned before. I appreciate your support.
I love all my teammates. IT was an honor to be voted captain and it was the greatest honor of my life.
I'm innocent. We're all innocent. You've all been told some fantastic lies. And i look forward to them unraveling as the yhave in the weeks past.
You're really, really good.
I have tears in my eyes. I picture him as one of my sons.
Cheshire: There is absolutely no additional evidence. That's what is stunning about htis indictment. In the DNA reporting, some of you didn't understand how important it is that the single male source shows that this woman did have sex with a male. The male is named in the report and he isn't a lacrosse player.
Where are all the idiots who criticized me for saying they should not 'cooperate' with the cops, even if they are innocent. This is exactly what can happen when you do.
When the cops showed up, he should have said he had no information about any crime. If the cops persisted he should have asked, "Do you have a search arrest warrant?" If the answer was "No", the appropriate response would have been to reply, "Then get off of my property or I will file a criminal complaint for trespassing."
This allowed the DA to make sure the accuser didn't ID someone who was not at the party. Of course he shouldn't have steered her at all, but....