Warrant reveals details in rape case (The other Duke rape)

Raleigh News & Observer ^ | February 21, 2007 | Anne Blythe

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[AmishDude]

I still think it's wrong to release the names of suspects while shielding accusers. This is a typical rape case and it's probably OK, but as we saw before, that practice should be reviewed in the future.

[maggief]

"The friend went back inside the duplex. One of the partygoers, a student at Durham Technical Community College, identified the suspect as "Chris," the document says."


A partygoer identified Michael Jermaine Burch as "Chris."

Isn't that a FAKE NAME?

Someone alert Cash Michaels and the NC NAACP!

[Jezebelle]

I wonder if she was given a photo line-up?

I wonder if the DA will push the SBI lab to get the results back post-haste?

[TommyDale]

"I wonder if she was given a photo line-up?"

She was only allowed to view Duke athletes. LOL!

[Jezebelle]

This one kind of looks like a sure thing, what with the police going out all on their lonesome and making an arrest without an indictment.

[TommyDale]

"Isn't that a FAKE NAME?"

The Durham DA will issue arrest warrants against all men named Chris, and bring them in as suspects. :-)

[Enterprise]

LMAO

[JLS]

Let me put this post and link here too then. To me it is much bigger news in the Duke lacrosse case:

The second event of DA appreciation week is being reported:

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=triangle&id=5053714

"Eyewitness News has learned among other witnesses in the case, Nifong has met with the special prosecutors at the Attorney General's Office. A spokeswoman for the Attorney General declined to comment on the details of the meeting, but confirms the discussion took place within the past week."

[ladyjane]

Has Broadhead suspended the fraternity yet and fired their faculty adviser?

Has the Group of 88 issued a statement of support for the victim?

Where are the wanted posters?

[NonValueAdded]

Holy copy-cats, Batman, what's up with that?

[Jezebelle]

I would love to have been a fly on the wall for THAT meeting!

[JLS]

I hypothesized that Nifong likely had his lawyer with him. What I wonder is did Nifong refuse to cooperate?

They can not have been questioning him about the case agaist Evans, Finnerty nor Seligmann. He was not a witness in that case. He has no first hand knowledge about the events of that night. So they must be interviewing him about his actions?

[JLS]

Someone on Professor Johnson's site said:

Whenever I have a bad day, I say, "At least I'm not Nifong."

I will have to remember that one.

[AndrewC]

The accuser, according to the warrant, had danced with the suspect at the party organized by members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.

Background.

http://www.duke.edu/web/pbsigma/members/index.html

[TXnMA]

Thanks. That explains a whole lot about why this was kept mum! All-black fraternity. ??? victim...

No excuse for calling in the Rev'runnn Jackuhsunn to race-pimp on this one...

[D-fendr]

from your link to the fraternity's site:

#1 Antwone Floyd s.k.a. Hard Knock Life
#2 Devon Clarke s.k.a. Ready 2 Die
#3 Shawn Jones s.k.a. The Blueprint
#4 Alejandro Torres Hernandez s.k.a. Illmatic
#5 Michael Reed s.k.a. The Chronic

looks more like a gang than a fraternity.

[AndrewC]

looks more like a gang than a fraternity.

From your lips to ....

[D-fendr]

the "fraternity's" latest inductees, listed on their website as "Enemies of the State":