They are approaching a denial here (or hanging the guy out to dry, as Susan Filan stated the strategy the DA/Police will take):
" Baker, however, said he didn't know where Day had gotten that information.
"I'm not aware of that at all," Baker said when asked if the woman had told Durham police she'd been attacked by 20 men."
Baker is a City Manager. What the heck is that and why isn't the Chief of Police the one answering the media questions?