[snarkytart]

The mother said the Essence article misquoted her, so who knows.

People need to get their stories straight.
The only people who have been telling a consistent story since the beginning are the accused.

[maggief]

I think it's telling that the AV has not yet contacted Gary ...

http://www.essence.com/essence/lifestyle/takeastand/0,16109,1188001,00.html

But as both the defense and the alleged victim’s family gear up for what appears to be an extremely challenging court battle, the accuser herself is still refusing to speak to reporters and has not spoken with civil-rights attorney Willie Gary, despite her family’s urging that she do so. Gary, as first reported by ESSENCE, met with the mother Sunday at a local church in Chapel Hill at the suggestion of the Reverend Jesse Jackson [“Accuser’s Family Meets With Famed Attorney”]. Gary has also spoken with the father by phone on at least two occasions. The parents and an aunt have expressed strong interest in having Gary represent the young woman.

“I declare … I really hope she does,” the mother told ESSENCE yesterday.