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.

[Howlin]

Held against her will in a house owned by her boy friend's family.

Boys had threatened her life.

[Howlin]

The father only found out about this a few days ago.

[sinkspur]

However, these boys- all on the team have been hurt for life. Some of the threads have said that even boys on the team that were on job interviews in other cities are being hurt by this. Not to mention if any one of these men will ever put on their resumes for college or jobs that they ever played Duke Lacrosse.

That's why any accuser's name should be blasted al over the press, just as the accused's are.

Rape is hideous; to be falsely accused of rape is hideous times two.

I wonder if Jesse Jackson will have the nerve to traipse down to Durham again? Even he has to know that this skank is lying.

[beyond the sea]

Even Kim Guilfoyle is calling this a "red flag".

The D.A. should be calling it a "surrender flag".

[dubyawhoiluv]

essence mag. is a rag,articles include how to cheat on your lover, spouse,sometime or standby lover;white men, are they good in bed,brothers on the down low and of course don't be pissed because the brothers are selecting blond blue eyed women,if all else fails take a white guy until the drought is over.Never takes responsibilty for ANY BEHAVOIR, it is all about racism,slavery's ill effects (mind you almost 200 yrs later),unfair justice system and on and on and of course Dubya is the most racist,uncaring president ever and Clinton was the best.

[SirJohnBarleycorn]

There are way too many claims being made by both sides of this case without any proof to back them up.

Huh? Actually, I'm surprised by how much proof IS in fact being presented to back up the claims.

The prosecution does have some proof:

- the AV's sworn statement as described in the police probable cause affidavit which is in the public domain

-- a SANE nurse examination of trauma "consistent with" sexual assault, although this has not been publicly released. The DA may or may not have a toxicology report, but perhaps isn't discussing that because of medical information privacy laws.

The defense has put a lot of proof on the table:

-they have the negative DNA test results which they have described in detail

-they've shown many reporters the set of photographs taken at the party, and allowed the reporters to describe them.

-they've produced the taxi driver, who has given his first-hand account to reporters about driving Seligmann.

-they have the ATM receipts and dorm card swipe.

Also, we have the witness Kim's eyewitness report given to reporters and to defense investigators.

We have the neighbor Bissey's eyewitness report given to reporters.

We have the Kroger security guard's eyewitness report given to reporters.

We have the two 911 call tapes that are now in the public domain.

We have the police transmission tape that is now in the public domain.

We now have the Creedmoor police report seen by the AP as to the prior accusation.

There is a LOT of "proof" out there. Obviously, there is much more to come if this case goes to trial, but it is absurd to claim there is no proof out there to back up anything people are saying.

[maggief]

The father didn't know about this until about a day ago. Father weights about 120 lbs and mother was afraid he would charge up there to go after the ex-boyfriend and his friends.

[toldyou]

"Actually, as a mom, I would be all over my sons if they participated in hiring a stripper to perform in their dorm."

They will never tell you.

[Jrabbit]

As a mom, would you also be all over a daughter who falsely accused someone of rape??

hint....the stripper didn't perform in the dorm.

[get'emall]

Guilfoyle's a babe.

[nopardons]

Both of them have alibis.

[Guilty by Association]

We're on the same sheet of music here, my OldFriend. I was setting "On the Road to Serfdom" straight about your very insight.

[Howlin]

This stupid guy on Rita's thinks the defense is bringing this up.

It's her MOTHER.

[nopardons]

Saw it on Hannity and now Greta is talking about it.

Nifong is such an IDOIT!

[snarkytart]

HA! Guests on Rita saying this could be bad for the defense, and that the digital photos blew up in the defenses face!

WTF??

I do live on another planet.

[mystery-ak]

This one guy is a Nifong mouthpiece...

[maggief]

Like I said ... we got the warm and fuzzy version from the family.

[Howlin]

He's Nifong's mouthpiece.

[Jrabbit]

I heard that! What are they talking about??

[maggief]

Is this guy behind the release of the prior rape info?


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