Posted on 06/15/2006 2:22:31 AM PDT by abb
In the early days of the Duke lacrosse rape case, Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong's public statements appear to have contradicted certain facts in his own files.
After an escort service dancer said three men raped her at a lacrosse party, Nifong talked frequently with national and local reporters -- 50 to 70 interviews consuming 40 hours of his time, Nifong estimated. Nifong then went quiet in early April, refusing most interview requests.
A comparison of his words with documents that Nifong gave defense lawyers show that Nifong made what appear to be misstatements about condom use, a purported struggle and a 911 call made by a second dancer, among other things.
Nifong said the assailants might have used condoms; the accuser told an emergency-room nurse none were used, according to a defense filing. Nifong described a violent attack in which the accuser was choked and struggled to breathe; the accuser told a nurse she wasn't choked, the filing said.
Defense lawyers have filed some of the documents in court and characterized others, such as the medical exam, in affidavits.
Nifong declined through an assistant to answer questions Wednesday.
"Either he knew what the facts were and misstated them, or he was making them up," said James Coleman, a Duke law professor who has publicly requested that Nifong remove himself from the case. "Whether he acted knowing they were false, or if he was reckless, it doesn't matter in the long run. This is the kind of stuff that causes the public to lose confidence in the justice system."
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,199616,00.html
Drop the Duke Rape Case
Thursday, June 15, 2006
By Bill O'Reilly
http://www.townhall.com/blogs/c-log/DutchMartin/story/2006/06/15/201342.html
Duke Rape Scandal Exposes the Racism of Blacks, Says Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson
Jun 15 2006 07:52 AM
By DutchMartin
Sad, but oh so true.
LOS ANGELES – With new evidence indicating that the alleged victim in the Duke lacrosse rape scandal may have lied, and that Durham District Attorney Michael Nifong misrepresented evidence and left out essential exculpatory information, prominent conservative black minister Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson today issued the following statement regarding the latest developments in this case:
“Contrary to what Mike Nifong had said early on in this investigation, the latest reports indicate that the alleged victim showed no physical signs of a sexual assault. Police documents also reveal that the accuser said she had sex with 3-4 other people just days prior to the alleged incident with the players.
“This case has exposed the sad and pathetic condition of the black community. Most blacks are so race conscious that they’ve already convicted these white players. This is a sad commentary about the state of blacks and their outlook on race. Until blacks acknowledge their own racism toward whites, they’ll continue to side with evil—just as they did in the Tawana Brawley fiasco and the O.J. Simpson case.
“The DA in this case misled the public about the evidence and exploited the anger and racist sentiments of some of Durham’s black population for political gain. It’s a shame that black people have once again allowed themselves to be used by a liberal Democrat. This DA has no case and should withdraw the charges immediately.”
So.....the officer investigating the possible rape of a hooker is named "Himan?"
You just CAN'T make this stuff up!
" Why would anyone need a date rape drug to convince a whore to have sex? "
Considering the False Accuser's sexual history and drunken demeanor at the party - if anyone needed to take date rape drugs-it was the players.
I wonder if Nifong's magic pills were actually Flexeril in an unmarked bottle or loose on the floor -which he would naturally assume belonged to the players .
Flexeril combined with alcohol would be a defacto date rape drug. Except that it was Crystal doing the combining and ingesting all by her lonesome.
Hopefully , Nifong's " Ahaaa !" moment has turned into another exploding cigar.
Osborn's 5-21 motion quotes Nifong saying he "intends to introduce at trial ... S.B.I. chemical analysis lab report and statement of chain of command." Why would he introduce at trial any drug brought by Crystal? Wouldn't it at least have to be traced to a player, even if Crystal raided the medicine cabinet herself?
Very interesting find on the N&O blog. Of course, this is potentially worse than the Scottsboro boys, because there were actually in the train car, but we do not even know that Finnerty was there.
Thanks for the pings :))
Can you imagine if Fitz investigated Nifong like he investigated Karl Rove?
Osborn is saying "what report?" Why isn't it attached??
As part of the discovery package, Nifong provided his expert witness list, which included S.B.I. forensic chemist Timothy Suggs. Plus Osborn quotes Nifong as stating he intended to present at trial a chemical analysis lab report. Folks at CTV have been discussing what might have been analyzed:
http://boards.courttv.com/showthread.php?s=4a5f7561dfc550dd13f122e22f2861f7&threadid=267109
The catalog of lies is much longer than that.
Lies, damned lies and more damned lies.
It's hard to support the law-and-order branch of government when so many fibs and fabrications are being served by the prosecutors.
Named witnesses do not have to be called.
Have you considered that the date rape pills (if there are any) are the AV's, used in kinky sex acts with someone who doesn't like threesomes. I've only heard/seen it in the movies -- really -- but I've heard that some folks like to do that.
http://johnsville.blogspot.com/2006/06/duke-lacrosse-scandal-spin-dancer-etc.html
Transcript of Kim's NPR appearance.
Quite a new version of the story.
WILLIAMS: And you had called the escort service and said, "We're here, every thing's cool...
ROBERTS: Yep. Every thing's good. We feel safe.
Yet another phone call that would help out with the time line.
This is a very good article. Excellent facts, analysis and conclusions.
It is so good that I think the reporter did his research by reading the FR threads on this topic.
As I said on another thread ... it will change ... you can count on it. Whatever it takes to bring about the desired outcome ... it will change.
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