Duke Lacrosse Accuser Made Previous Report

AP ^ | Apr 27 2006 | AARON BEARD

[Conservative Coulter Fan]

The woman who says she was raped by three members of Duke's lacrosse team also told police 10 years ago she was raped by three men, filing a 1996 complaint claiming she had been assaulted three years earlier when she was 14.

Authorities in nearby Creedmoor said Thursday that none of the men named in the decade-old report was ever charged but they didn't have details why.

A phone number for the accuser has been disconnected and her family declined to comment to The Associated Press. But relatives told Essence magazine in an online story this week that the woman declined to pursue the case out of fear for her safety.

The existence of the report surprised defense attorneys, one of whom has sought information about the accuser's past for use in attacking her credibility.

"That's the very first I've heard of that," said Bill Cotter, the attorney for indicted lacrosse player Collin Finnerty, who along with fellow Duke sophomore Reade Seligmann is charged with first-degree rape, kidnapping and sexual assault. He declined additional comment.

Attorneys for Seligmann asked the court this week to order the state to turn over the accuser's medical, legal and education records, and hold a pretrial hearing to "determine if the complaining witness is even credible enough to provide reliable testimony."

The accuser, a 27-year-old student at North Carolina Central University in Durham, told police she was hired to perform as a stripper at a March 13 party, where she was raped by three men.

According to the Creedmoor police report in August 1996, when the woman was 18, she told officers she was raped and beaten by three men "for a continual time" in 1993, when she was 14. She told police she was attacked at an "unspecified location" on a street in Creedmoor, a town 15 miles northeast of Durham.

The report lists the names of the three men, but no other details. Creedmoor police Chief Ted Pollard said Thursday he had no recollection of the report, and his staff has been unable to find any additional information about it.

Durham police Officer Brian Bishop, who interviewed the accuser in 1996 while working on the Creedmoor force, said Thursday he had a vague recollection of the report but couldn't remember any details.

When asked about the accuser's previous report of rape, Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong declined to comment.

Before Seligmann and Finnerty were indicted, attorneys for the players pointed to the accuser's criminal history when answering questions about their clients' legal troubles. The woman pleaded guilty to several misdemeanors in 2002.

[Repub4bush]

I hope not! That would be horrible!

Keep in mind that Essex Fells' homes at 2.5 mil are equivalent to NC homes in the $700-900,000 range.

I meant to note that in the last post.

[I want to know]

I'm not sure about that. But I remember doing a tax check on both the AV and her father at the address that has been mentioned where they live and it seems both owed several years taxes. I assumed it was car tax because of the amounts.

[ladyjane]

Keep in mind that Essex Fells' homes at 2.5 mil are equivalent to NC homes in the $700-900,000 range.

And SC homes in the 400-600 range.

[Publius22]

Somebody nifong is beholden to, NOT NECESSARILY someone superior to him in Govt.....he could be compromised and therefore controlled by someone who has embarrasing evidence on him for some indiscretion he (nifong) committed in the past....maybe he made a "deal" while doing the traffic court duties and was recorded during "reciprocity"?

I just don't see it. He wouldn't have done 70 interviews if he didn't think he had a winner. Once he struck out on the DNA, he has kept his trap shut.

The guy is a Democrat and a former social worker, which is to say a sucker. I think he actually believed her at one point. Not now. But at point he did. Moron!

[Dante3]

Your explanation makes the most sense and fits what has been reported.

[Publius22]

Wouldn't surprise me to discover this "case" is being pushed by "higher up".

Considering that we live in a representative democracy and Nifong is up for an election, I would agree about "higher up" if you're talking about the black population of Durham. I believe in Nifong's mind, those are the people who control his future in political office.

[TheSpottedOwl]

It sure would leave scars. Maybe she had a flashback at the lacrosse players house.

Every bone in my body screams "NO EXCUSES", but just damn. Is this a red herring, or did something happen to this girl when she was a girl?

[Dante3]

Few people have good enough memory to remember all of their lies. That might be one explanation why so many conflicting accounts from the family members. Unless to cause confusion?

[Neverforget01]

With all your hints, are you trying to say she might have been raped by a Black man (which could be verified by DNA tests?) and that it's being covered up by a corrupt police dept and or DA's office? I did read a rumor that she had performed at a frat house prior to the Lax house. Just wondering? Oh well, I'm sure the defense has a crew of private detectives on where the AV was before the Lax party.

[Krodg]

If someone does not pay personal property tax on a car, does the state go after the car?< p> I live in Ohio and that's one of the few taxes Taft hasn't hit us with, so I really don't know the answer. When I lived in KY (many moons ago) we paid property taxes when we got new tags. I don't know how it works there now and I don't know anything about NC taxes.

Is it possible that a couple of her license suspensions were because she didn't have proper registration and when she paid her taxes, her license was restored?

[snarkytart]

Every bone in my body screams "NO EXCUSES", but just damn. Is this a red herring, or did something happen to this girl when she was a girl?
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Who knows. She could just be a head case and needs meds.
Her behavior now and as a youth might be an indication of manic or bipolar mental illness, and not necessarily sexual trauma.

Anyway, Mangum has been working in the sex industry for awhile, and why she chose to accuse the LAX players of rape,in my opinion,was to avoid going to the facility the cop at Krogers was going to send her that night.

[maggief]

Meet Mrs. Nifong ...

http://www.imakenews.com/eletra/mod_print_view.cfm?this_id=236286&u=durhamcvb

Ms. Cy Gurney, MSW

Regional Administrator, NC Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Program

North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts

“20th Anniversary Celebration”



Ms. Cy Gurney is a Texas native who has lived and worked in Durham for more than 19 years. Once Ms. Gurney settled in Bull City, she became district administrator of the Durham Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Office. The GAL program pairs trained volunteers with attorneys to represent abused and neglected children in court.



Since 1992, Ms. Gurney has served as regional GAL administrator, overseeing program development in 15 judicial districts (44 counties) from her office in Downtown Durham. Last October, Cy spearheaded a 20th Anniversary Celebration for the GAL program, holding the three-day event at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Southeast Durham. More than 500 judges, attorneys, volunteers, and others attended from across the state.



Ms. Gurney is currently planning another GAL event in Durham for March 29–30. When asked why she enjoys bringing meetings home to Durham, Cy says, “There is something for everyone here…. Durham has vision, it has momentum, and it is filled with wonderful, talented, and caring people who make Durham thrive in its variety.”

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

In GA we pay the tax each year to get the tag. No pay, no new sticker.

There are those who switch plates and even put a (fake)Temporary Tag on their car.

In GA you have 30 days to transfer your tag.
As long as you have proof of ownership and proof of insurance you can put a peice of cardboard on the place for the tag.

The odds of being pulled over are not that high which is why the illegals weere doing that for years.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Ping to 1432

[Alia]

Yep. That's her.

Michael Nifong and Cy Gurney

[stands2reason]

You are right. Small towns have better memories than that.

My take: The Creedmoor PD remember one thing about it - that they didn't believe her. Why bother to remember the "details" if you think it was a false report? They just don't want to admit that they found her less than credible.

[stands2reason]

You are a chick with a Monty Python nic? Oh, that is soo cool!!

[Neverforget01]

Have to love Court TV LisaBloom

[snarkytart]

You are right. Small towns have better memories than that.

My take: The Creedmoor PD remember one thing about it - that they didn't believe her. Why bother to remember the "details" if you think it was a false report? They just don't want to admit that they found her less than credible.

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I agree.

[xoxoxox]

From this vantage survey the board

Cleanse thyself for wicked shame

As the fog lifts more pieces do view


White Knight protects pinned to corner

Idle gossip- remove this stain

Sad tales do distract

Good names do not Smear

Poor Children bear no Blame.