More on Nifong here:
http://www.newsobserver.com/1185/story/433642.html
Mike Nifong
Mike Nifong, 55, has been a Durham prosecutor for more than 27 years. The Wilmington native got a law degree from UNC in 1978 and went to work in the Durham District Attorney's Office.
In his career in Durham, he has taken more than 300 cases to trial. Nearly a quarter of those were homicides. In 1994, he became the chief assistant in the office, and his duties included more administrative matters. Five years later, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and missed months of work. When he returned, then District Attorney Jim Hardin moved Nifong to traffic court where he negotiated pleas until Hardin was appointed to a judgeship last year. The governor appointed Nifong to fill Hardin's seat until the election.
Nifong's critics over the past month have accused him of using the investigation into a black woman's claims that she was raped by three white men at a spring break lacrosse team party for political gain. After news of the investigation broke March 24, Nifong granted more than 50 interviews, many on live national television. Lawyers and experts say that Nifong may have crossed the State Bar rules with statements about the facts or particulars of the case.
He has defended his actions, saying he believes in the role of the media in the judicial system. But Nifong said he underestimated the attention the case would get.
During the campaign, Nifong also has talked about the gang problem in Durham. At a candidate forum April 12, Nifong said that in addition to law enforcement, one way to attack gangs is by keeping the city's youth out of them. His office participates in a program to notify parents that the parent will be charged with a misdemeanor if his or her child continues to miss school. Nifong said he would like to see an end to out-of-school suspensions, which only give young people time to get into trouble.
"It's not our desire to turn kids into criminals," Nifong said.
Except kids who he thinks will help him get elected. I hate being so cynical, but anger is getting the better part of me. I can't imagine how the Seligmanns and Finnertys feel.
Imagine a DA indicting after refusing to hear exculpatory evidence by the defense?
In an earlier interview with the Observer, the woman's ex-husband said the accuser "has been hurt before," but he would not elaborate. The two married when the accuser was 18 and divorced two years later.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/14448057.htm
The earlier report:
At 19, she married, but got separated two months later. She was divorced about a year later. In a brief interview Monday, her ex-husband described her as "very loving" and said she's usually quick to smile. He said he saw her about a week ago, and knew something was wrong by her demeanor. He also said she "has been hurt before," but didn't elaborate.
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/colleges/14312569.htm
Now I didn't know that and if true is indeed very sad.
However, it begs the question, "If he is now impotent does that explain his now very aggressive nature?"