This was a party attended entirely by Duke students and it was held in a house owned by the university, so yes I can easily see this woman falsely crying rape in hopes of a pay-off. She may not have though it all the way through, and she may realize that she is in over her head, but that doesn't mean that her initial motivation wasn't money.
This is starting to look a lot like the Kobe Bryant situation to me.
One other point that does not involve a payoff is the woman may have mental problems. I ma not saying she does and lets wait and see, but something sure doesn't seem to fit here.
The only major difference being that Kobe probably really did rape that girl (DNA, bruises and all that kind of stuff), whereas this "exotic dancer" (a/k/a call girl) is a Tawana Brawley wannabe. I doubt that these affluent kids left their DNA in a hooker....stds are something to be avoided. Note the difference in media coverage in the two cases. Kobe's accuser was immediately subjected to the "nuts and sluts" defense...."why was she in his room, etc.". The present accuser is a prostitute and yet the media gives her a bye. It is a double standard based upon race.
Her initial motivation was $400. I don't know what went on after that but she didn't show up because she likes to party with frat boys. Money was always the objective.
My working theory is that she heard some racial comments and initially stopped dancing and left because of it. Did she go back and stage a rape to get back at the folks who said crude things to her or was she actually assaulted? I'm still open to either possibility being true.
If she did plan to stage a rape, I'm not sure why she'd feel it was prudent to leave her purse and her cell behind. Either one could give up compromising information about her. If she was already messed up, maybe that explains her poor thinking but it might also make her less likely to come up with such a plan to start with. That's where I really have trouble connecting the dots of the students' story.
More like a Tawana Brawly situation, although I'm still keeping an open mind -- for now.
but the damage is already done.
The lacross season is done for the young men.
They are cheated out of potential scholarships or international competition.
Is this woman going to be able to give them back the lost time? repair aggrivation? reputation which will follow them?
She may have not thought it through but her shakedown bomb (if that is indeed the case) has already done its damage.