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Woman recants; prosecutor to drop charges in park rape case
Associated Press ^ | February 24, 2016 | MICHAEL BALSAMO

Posted on 02/24/2016 7:43:37 PM PST by ConservativeStatement

NEW YORK (AP) -- A district attorney said Wednesday a young woman who accused five teenage boys of chasing away her father and gang-raping her in a playground has recanted her story and he's dropping criminal charges against them.

The collapse of the case was no surprise after a series of revelations that challenged the woman's initial story that she'd been attacked by a group of boys who drove off her father with a gun to get her alone.

(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: newyork; rape
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To: BlackAdderess

Well, I can only go by what is written and not what I want to think happened... she sounds like she has some serious mental issues, probably from a crappy upbringing. I hate rape as much as any normal person would, but to accuse others of it under false pretenses is just as bad IMO.


21 posted on 02/25/2016 4:42:05 AM PST by wyowolf
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To: wyowolf

And it’s on the internet, so it must be true ;)

You’ve got two kinds of criminals, the ones who show remorse, and the ones who view the crime as only the first move.


22 posted on 02/25/2016 4:50:03 AM PST by BlackAdderess ("They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ---Andy Warhol)
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To: BlackAdderess

Like I said, i can only go by the facts presented. She recanted...you can make it out however you wish to fit your view of the world.


23 posted on 02/25/2016 4:59:13 AM PST by wyowolf
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To: wyowolf

Facts and statements aren’t the same thing, an argument can be valid and still be unsound.


24 posted on 02/25/2016 5:35:24 AM PST by BlackAdderess ("They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." ---Andy Warhol)
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To: ConservativeStatement

So, did the accused thugs and their families convince the woman that letting it go would be better for her and her family’s health?

Somehow I don’t believe we will ever be privy to the truth on this one.


25 posted on 02/25/2016 6:37:32 AM PST by Blue Collar Christian (Ready for Teddy, Cruz that is.)
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To: Crucial

Everyone involved in this case is black.


26 posted on 02/25/2016 7:29:20 AM PST by chae (The Lannisters send their regards--Game of Thrones)
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To: chae

Oh, well, I still don’t believe the yutes story.


27 posted on 02/25/2016 7:36:00 AM PST by Crucial (At the heart all leftidsts is the fear that the truth is bigger than themselves.)
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