Posted on 03/31/2006 8:03:52 PM PST by Howlin
DURHAM, N.C. - The father of the woman who has accused members of the Duke lacrosse team of sexually assaulting her said he didn't find out that his daughter was the reported victim - and that she is an exotic dancer - until a reporter visited his house.
The retired trucker who lives in Durham said he saw his daughter the day after the reported attack, but she didn't say anything was wrong. She even left her car at the house for several days because he said she didn't want to drive it.
Her father, a quiet man who tinkers on cars as a hobby, said he saw news reports about the attack.
"I didn't know it was my daughter," he said. The Charlotte Observer generally does not name victims of sexual assault, so his name is being withheld to protect the identity of his daughter.
The case has ignited campus protests and stirred racial tension in Durham. The woman at the center of the case is black, and the men she accuses are white. She also is a student at N.C. Central University, a historically black college near Durham's inner-city, compared with the more expensive Duke campus.
DNA tests have been conducted on 46 of the lacrosse players, who deny the allegations. A 47th member, who is black, was not tested because the woman said her attackers were white.
Last week, a reporter stopped by the reported victim's house looking for her, the woman's father said, but he said he didn't know what was going on. He called his daughter and she said the district attorney told her not talk to anyone.
"(She) didn't tell us anything about it," he said.
He said he also found out through the media that his daughter, who is the youngest of three, was an exotic dancer.
"She always told me she was going to work," he said.
On Friday, he installed a timing belt in a car and watched his daughter's two children play outside the house. He said working on cars and playing with the grandchildren helps take his mind off what's happening with his daughter.
He said she seems to be doing "pretty good," and so is the rest of the family. He said they haven't talked much about the reported incident, but it weighs heavily on his mind. He said he's grateful that N.C. Central has been so supportive, but he doesn't like how his daughter has been portrayed in the media. And he's especially frustrated that no one has been charged in the connection with the allegations.
"If it had been anybody but them, they would have been locked up, but yet they didn't because it's Duke," he said. "I hope them boys - if they did it - I hope they get what they deserve. I hope they don't go lenient on them."
District Attorney Michael Nifong said he's waiting for results of the DNA test and that he does not expect to file charges in the case any earlier than next week.
Of course! :)
If it gets really seedy, it may even drive me to watch it on Court TV if they carry it.
You said it. I heard a girl on the local TV saying what they were looking for in the dorm rooms and it was the stuff listed on the search warrant (but I can't remember which exact items) which means that they didn't find it at the house.
There goes THAT theory.
If "NON" DNA should clear them, as for as charges against the female, the loudest noise one will hear is crickets chirping.
I'll tell you what, with the atmosphere what it is in Durham, I worry about what will happen if somebody's not charged.
Did you see Cynthia McKinney's dog and pony show today? That will be NOTHING compared to what will happen. Some of those people are actively looking for something to explode about.
If it gets really seedy, it may even drive me to watch it on Court TV if they carry it.
All involved would have to perform elaborate musical numbers and magic tricks to get me to watch it on TV
Since many rape cases boil down to he said/ she said, I'm wondering if someone got a little too cute here in order to provide extra evidence.
That does seem just a little bit too convenient, doesn't it?
And yet we have the DA repeatedly saying that they don't think the calls are related.
Excuse me, didn't she choose to report the incident when her friend drove her to that convenience store to call 911 the night of the supposed incident?
If she was in the hospital, beaten and raped, the hospital had a duty to report it to the police in the first place!!!
I am in quiet agreement with SirJohnBarleycorn. There is a path for this entire evening...and his scenario is very likely the way that the evening went. I'm sure the Lacross players all readily volunteered for DNA tests...because none of them were quilty of any crime. If you had two or three guys refusing...then this would be a easy case. But now...we have some absolute facts in the case...and this sure doesn't look like rape. And if I were the stripper...I'd start preparing myself for trouble up ahead. She is a full-fledged liar...and willing to do alot of wrongs for revenge. Any guy thinking of marriage to her...ought to think about what she is capable of doing.
Yeah, but I turned it off after about 10 minutes.
It's late and I'm sure my tinfoil hat needs a nap however...
Does it strike anyone else funny that all members of the team have given DNA samples except for one person. He was at the party but excluded because he was black...
Then we have a call to 911 claiming racist comments from the whites on a black woman...
McKinney couldn't come up with better than that...
Oh yeah, same night, roughly the same time, same address -- obviously they're totally unrelated. </sarcasm>
I've not seen any behavior by any team members that can fairly be characterized as running and hiding.
LOL......yeah, 29 minutes apart.
What a coincidence!
I have another question; what on earth did the police who reponsded to the call at Kroger do for SIX HOURS in the parking lot?
Well, the rest of them are in Durham.
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