Posted on 04/11/2007 12:47:24 PM PDT by Saint Reagan
Some of the details of the Duke University rape case may never be solved, but one thing is startlingly clear: Crystal Gail Mangum, the woman who accused three college lacrosse players of locking her in a bathroom and raping her, has had a very troubled life.
Mangum has been identified by name publicly several times, including by lawyers during press conferences on the case.
According to North Carolina Department of Corrections records, she was born on July 18, 1978, to a truck driver. She grew up the youngest of three children, not far from the house where she claimed she was assaulted in 2006. Durham is a slow-paced Southern town with equally large populations of black and white residents and a history of racial tensions — including those between a wealthy, predominantly white university community and its poorer black neighbors.
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let’s see is Jesse, Al and the leader of the Nation of Islam going to say there sorry for all the nasty things they said or how about some in the media? No they are going to focus on Imus being a racist yet the media and black leaders wrongly accused them (not all) but alot. I remember the Rich White Boy comments. Shame shame shame
she isn’t from what I heard she has issues
Don’t forget that she is the one who was working in the sex industry as a prostitute and “dancer”. Get real.
She could be the star of a new TV show: Mangum P.U.
Maybe she’ll make it big off of the book deal.
No denying she was working the industry. Whom hired her knowing that she worked that industry?
“It’s time criminal charges are filed against the accuser.”
I thought filing a false accusation with the police was a crime in itself. Three lives are ruined now and not even a mention of whats going to be done about it, even with a track record of false accusations. She learned the first time nothing was going to be done about it and she did it again.
As the story goes, she tried to extort more than was originally agreed upon.
She’ll be a “victim” for sure. Why she’s black so she has to be a victim. Hell she’ll do a book-be on talk shows-Oprah-Larry King while these intelligent young men try to get their lives back on track but forever linked to this waste of space. Pisses me off. Oh yes I’m still waiting for Jessay and Al to publicly apologise to the men and their families-what’s that the sound of silence?!!!!!
Lock her up and throw away the key.
Thanks for the link. Very interesting profile.
but the lawsuits will not go away
Hopefully at the same time that Mike Nifong is charged with obstruction of justice.
They hired someone, not necessarily her. She was sent, and the setup began. The guys did their thing, and made a mistake. But she worked for a corrupt industry who is tightly involved with Durham government and law enforcement. So while the lacrosse players weren’t spotless, they had no idea they were getting into a thick case of community corruption that leads to very high places.
I am sick of her being referred to as a “victim” and an “exotic dancer”. She is a whacked out drunken druggie whore, and false accuser.
I think you are way off base here.
The falsely accused did not hire this woman. That was done over the phone by a different person, who specifically asked for a white stripper. I fact, a lot of the disagreement at the party was over the fact that white strippers had been requested (and promised) and black ones showed up. The players felt deceived and cheated, and they were right.
As much as you might not like the idea that they hired strippers, no laws were broken on that account, and the transaction was legal.
The wrongful persecution/prosecution of these three young men was totally despicable and a bit scary. Government power is a hellish thing. Nothing changes the fact that what they endured was an injustice. Not just what they suffered from the authorities but from their own university that should have come to their defense. That said, had they been behaving themselves on that evening rather than hiring a couple of whores this never would have happened.
THAT is an “exotic dancer”???
Phew. They were cheated!!!
A troubled life is not a license to ruin other people's lives!
I shutter to think of the times that this very thing could have happened to friends of mine. It just isn't worth it.
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