Call adds mystery to lacrosse case (DukeLax)

News and Observer ^ | July 12, 2006 | Joseph Neff

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Phone use spans time of team party

In the middle of a Duke lacrosse party where a dancer said she was gang-raped for 30 minutes, a call was placed from her cell phone to a Durham escort service.

The 12:26 a.m. call to the service, Centerfold, lasted one minute, according to a copy of her cell phone bill reviewed by The News & Observer. It is unclear whether the call was a request for another job, a cry for help or something else, or even whether the accuser made the call herself.

But the accuser's phone records add some details to the chronology of the March 13 party, a drunken spring break bash that spawned a national controversy.

Neither prosecutors nor defense lawyers would discuss the phone records Tuesday. Neither the accuser nor a second dancer at the party could be reached, nor could representatives of Centerfold. Police Chief Steve Chalmers was out of town; his spokeswoman said he would not discuss the case.

Three players have been charged with first-degree rape, sexual offense and kidnapping: Reade Seligmann, 20, of Essex Fells, N.J.; Collin Finnerty, 19, of Garden City, N.Y.; and Dave Evans, 23, of Bethesda, Md. Lawyers for the players have proclaimed their clients' innocence and said no rape or sex occurred at the house at 610 N. Buchanan Blvd.

District Attorney Mike Nifong, whose handling of the case has undergone national scrutiny, has been adamant that the woman was raped at the party. Nifong has not given a precise timeline of when he thinks an assault occurred.

[Ken H]

Here is the expired URL to the second H-S article quoted in my prior post (#720)-- http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-718600.html

[Hogeye13]

Thanks Ken. Just more evidence of the corruption within DPD. If those are actual quotes from Cpl. Addison then he flat out lied. But with all we know now that is not surprising. The accusation was a lie from the beginning and it is now supported by multitudes of lies from the people that are sworn to seek the truth. This is a sick, sick situation.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Angel's Escort Service?
Could it be so easy?

[gopheraj]

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[Ken H]

More activity on Ruth Sheehan's Metro blog. Here's part of a comment from "Susan" on Ruth's blog from July 13, 2006 re the toxicology test--

7. He speaks double-speak. I always think I have to examine every word to decipher it. When asked in court about a toxicology report, he could have just said no toxicology tests were performed. Instead, he said there was no toxicology report available. I don't know if this means there is a toxicology report, but it's not in his office or if there is no report or something else. Pure double-speak.

-- http://blogs.newsobserver.com/ruth/index.php?title=nifong_should_he_stay_or_go&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

[Jezebelle]

She's not retired. She's way too young. She's not an off-duty, either, because her call-in language reflected no knowledge of police terminology, protocols or codes.

[gopheraj]

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[Ken H]

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