Joe Cheshire, a defense attorney for Duke University lacrosse players at the center of a rape investigation, said the latest tests show no conclusive match to any of the lacrosse players' DNA. (ABC News
Posted on 05/13/2006 9:30:51 AM PDT by SkyPilot
May 13, 2006 — The second round of DNA test results in the Duke University rape investigation show "no conclusive match'' to any lacrosse players, defense attorneys said, but a vaginal swab of the alleged rape victim produced DNA from a "single male source'' — a man not on the lacrosse team who did not attend a March 13 party that was the site of the alleged rape.
Joe Cheshire, a defense attorney for Duke University lacrosse players at the center of a rape investigation, said the latest tests show no conclusive match to any of the lacrosse players' DNA. (ABC News
Defense attorney Joe Chesire declined to identify the mystery man or his connection to the alleged victim, but ABC News' Law and Justice Unit has learned that the unnamed source of the DNA is the alleged victim's "boyfriend," according to her mother.
ABC News is withholding the name of the man because he is apparently not a target of the investigation. Records indicate that Durham, N.C., police gave the "boyfriend'' a cheek swab to collect DNA on May 3, ABC News' Law and Justice Unit has learned exclusively.
It is unclear if or how the first DNA tests missed what appears to be the only foreign genetic material found on the alleged victim's body, defense attorneys said. Two Duke lacrosse players were indicted more than two weeks before the cheek swab was taken from the "boyfriend."
It is also unclear whether the alleged victim had sex with the "boyfriend" the night she claims to have been raped by three Duke lacrosse players. DNA experts tell ABC News that genetic traces of semen can remain in the body up to six days after intercouse.
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If you enter the mother's name here the name Cheek is referenced.
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Black Queen's(Allison) Bishop(Keith Bishop)
Remember that Allison chairs the Committee on Black Affairs which endorsed Bishop.
I think we all know who the Pawn is in this game. (Mangum)
as in
Commissioner Lewis Cheek
Commissioner Lewis Cheek agreed with the comments made by Lavonia Allison, head of the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People, who said more money needs to be distributed to more faith based and new nonprofit agencies. Cheek said that city housing officials need to ensure that all of the money received is spent.
"I know in many years we have not spent the money we got" and had to send it back, he said. "That is inexcusable."
IN OTHER BUSINESS
The Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 Monday to move forward in an eminent domain process to take property from two companies to build a courthouse and a parking lot.
In a closed session, commissioners voted just past 11 p.m. to start the process to take property owned by the U-Haul Real Estate Co. at 247 S. Mangum St. and the Scarborough & Hargett Funeral Home at 306 S. Roxboro St.
I think they did say surrender; it was in a news break....maybe they will repeat it at the next half hour.
I didn't realize they were talking about it until it was almost over.
That was soooo funny! Thanks!
What??
After the defense news conference, I just don't see how this could be?
He'll do the same thing he did with the other two indictments. He'll tell the GJ there was a rape and she IDed her attacker and that they found DNA under her fingernails. That's it. The GJ will find there is probably cause and being to stupid to know that they can ask for more information they will not and they will issue the indictment. He promised Durham 3 crackers and he's serving them up.
I just don't understand any of it. You'd think he would at the very least slow down.
What could he possibly have that would override all we've learned?
I'm sure the people who voted for him will be pleased.
Yes, Lavonia is a powerful figure in Durham. She inherited real estate from her family and is a slum landlord. She was also was a delegate to the last Democratic National Convention. After many complaints she supposedly sold the real estate management company to a guy named Tates and someone named Williams.
Tates is the screen name of a poster on another forum who claims to be a relative of the accused or more likely Tates himself and claims to have inside information on the case. Both Tates and Williams took off with hundreds of thousands of dollars of rent money, lost their real estate licences and were apparently shut down.
Williams is or was a policeman in the Durham Police Department (in spite of his record) in the criminal investigation division. Who better to understand the criminal mind than...well, you get it.
There was an Officer Williams who either put together the PowerPoint presentation of Duke lacrosse players and/or picked up and questioned the cab driver. Could be the same Joe Williams.
I have heard that one of the defense lawyers has hinted that this entire fiasco was a set-up by individuals involved with the Durham Police Department. I haven't been able to find that quote or identify which attorney.
postscript: In case you missed it, Crystal registered to vote twice within a ten day period from two different addresses. Some politician is appreciative.
The only thing I can think of is the rape date drug....
He would have to be able to tie it to a Duke player somehow...
No idea. Evidence of a date rape drug? toxicology report. There are problems with that scenario, I know, even if he did. An eyewitness we don't know about? Who the heck knows?
North Carolina has some big problems with its system. There is a reason he didn't want a probable cause hearing. There isn't even a judge overseeing the GJ in a meaningful way.
That's why we have to resort to all these conspiracy theories because there is absolutely no rational basis for Niforg to be acting the way he is.
Twin Peaks.
Sorry--meant date-rape.....
It has to be one of the boys that lived in the house,don't you think???
Yes.
Duke University Graduation Ceremony
Sure it's Cheshire's client. I think everyone knew who is was going to be since her 90% ID.
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