Posted on 04/25/2006 2:34:48 AM PDT by abb
DURHAM - District Attorney Mike Nifong plans to reinstate misdemeanor charges against a half-dozen Duke lacrosse players, saying a March 13 party where a woman reported a rape broke the deals that the players made with prosecutors.
Nifong's decision could affect players who, before the party, had entered agreements in which prosecutors would dismiss the cases if the players performed community service and stayed out of trouble for six months or a year. Among the first to have his charges reinstated was David Evans, one of the team captains who lived at 610 N. Buchanan Blvd., the site of the party in which lacrosse players hired two women from escort services to dance. One of the women told police that she was raped by three men in a bathroom.
Two players, Collin Finnerty, 19, and Reade William Seligmann, 20, were charged last week with first-degree rape, first-degree sex offense and first-degree kidnapping. Their attorneys say the men are innocent.
On Monday, an attorney for Seligmann filed a motion seeking information that would help attack the credibility of the woman, the only person, according to the defense filing, who says a rape occurred. The motion seeks information about the woman, including criminal charges, mental and emotional problems the woman has suffered as well as social services, probation, child protective services and victim's advocacy records.
Today, Finnerty is due in a Washington court where prosecutors in an assault charge are considering whether to revoke a deferred prosecution agreement similar to those affecting other players in Durham.
According to court records, 16 players were charged in the past three years with misdemeanor charges in Durham including noise violations, public urination and alcohol violations. The deals placed the men on probation for either six months or a year.
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As if this case weren't bizarre enough, the Black Panthers are now providing "security" for the accuser.
http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-728827.html
The article also claims the accuser, who identified with 90% certainty a third player, told investigators, "It looks just like him without the mustache." Defense says they have picture/witnesses which prove that person had no mustache on the night of the party. Oops.
Wendy always knows they are guilty and rationalizes away dropped case as someone was paid off. She also probably "knows" the CIA invented AIDS, Bush blew up the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and ect.
PING!!
FGS. Nifong ought to be tarred and feathered.
http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-728827.html
It's late and my mind is fuzzy, but do the last two paragraphs in the article indicate the accuser is on record as contending the fictional Perp 3 has a mustache?
HOLY COW and then some!
Yes.
Black Panthers/Nation of Islam/Rainbow-Push!
Rumble!
Cripes. But thank you for the link and the information.
Is that gonna be the new thread?
Anyone have a link of the team pictures? May help us to identify the third syspect.
Yes, I just did it!
LOL
I hope those Panthers are big guys, because it's going to take muscle to move "Apostle" John Bennett out of the limelight.
This is getting real close to being dangerous. If anyone needs protection, it's the 2 guys!
NiFong is responsible when this travesty blows sky high.
And Wendy Murphy needs to be muzzled.
Sad to say, I'd believe Tucker was a rape victim before I'd believe he's a rapist. He's such a Clark Kent he as well be wearing an "Abuse Me!!" sign around his neck...
I'm sure most of them can get any girl they want. They were probably bored and wanted to watch some street smut for mausement.
Willing seller, willing buyer.
Sure it would, but most states have laws covering the areas I mentioned, which is why I mentioned them. Most criminal acts require intent, so if a kid surreptitiously gets into his parents' booze, ties one on, goes out and drives the riding lawnmower through the neighbor's garden shed, the neighbor calls the cops, they come, discover the kid is drunk. contact the parents, discover there is no party going on, the parents were watching a movie and had no idea Johnny go into the hootch, the charge will not be contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The charge is going to be along the lines of negligent or insufficient supervision.
Either that or she and her father aren't the only mega-liars in the family.
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