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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Jealous much?
Howlin-you might wan to ping your list. I tried to get many of the names, but lots left out.
NEWSWEEK's Susannah Meadows will join us for a Live Talk on the Duke rape case and why it has created such a national frenzy on Wednesday, April 26, at noon, ET.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12442765/site/newsweek/page/6/
The question box is on the right of screen about 1/2 way down
Maybe fragile is not a good word. How about unstable.
It's been reported that she's in seclusion and 'screams at the sight of white men' in the street. Another freeper suggested she might be detoxing.
Actually the Duke players have historically excelled post graduate. They have the highest graduation rate of all the teams at Duke. Apparently you dislike Duke or don't have a son or daughter in college. Don't really know what your issues are.
Yes, I wish my son would hire a stripper for a party with underage drinking while I'm paying $40K a year for his "education", and get arrested for rape and kidnapping. Every parent's dream.
thanks for the heads up.Newsweek might have an inkling as to why its caused a media frenzy ;-)
I work for a man who graduated from Duke and he is a wonderful, smart, sincere, generous person. I also worked for another person whose daughter graduated from Duke and she was very intelligent and became a doctor.
I do have a child in college - Christian college where strippers are not an issue and I am extremely proud of her. She has never even been arrested! It's a very good feeling to have a child you can be proud of.
keep patting yourself on the back and hope she's never falsely accused of anything...FYI these parents are proud of their sons, believe me.
Well, not that you know of anyway! You might want to ask former students at the Bible college in Baton Rouge, where hookers were brought in by the busload...
She's in college in SC and it's very small. Everyone knows what does on (or doesn't go on). And I doubt my daughter would be interested in strippers anyway.
Shhhh---don't burst the bubble.
You really believe the parents are proud of their sons for this? Do you have kids? Would you be proud?
I never suse the word "strippers". It was much worse than that. And it was done in the wee hours of the morning, so the community didn't know. Even some of the staff members didn't know, until one of them uncovered it.
What about the list that one of the captains provided to the cops... Remember... the one that didn't include RS...
Well, they know now.
ping
"Could it be any of us? YOU BET!!!"
No, actually it could only be those who participate in such things and leave themselves open to something like this.
That said, they are not going to let D.A. Javert and a pack of special interest groups railroad their son into prison.
Or even happen to be a teammember right?
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