NIFONG FILING TO DISMISS RAPE CHARGES (DukeLax)

WRAL ^ | December 22, 2006 | LTCK86

[abb]

Just heard from Julia Lewis on TV.

Nifong filing to dismiss rape charges. Will keep SA and kidnap charges.

[sissyjane]

Woo-Hoo! I love their press conferences. Hope Nifong has a big bottle of brandy, 'cause he's going to need it, after they give him a huge kicking for Christmas!

[Sue Perkick]

Looking forward to hearing what Joseph Cheshire has to say!

[Locomotive Breath]

WRONG. She's been saying since March she was raped - not assaulted - RAPED. If it wasn't proven before it's proven now - she's a liar. How many DAs take forward a case based solely on the testimony of someone who's credibility is absolutely zero?

[snarkytart]

I think kidnapping is meant that the "victim" is forcibly moved from one spot to another and restrained such that they cannot leave. It can literally be as little as a few seconds and a few feet be considered kidnapping.I may be wrong.

___

Sure but the three charged did not do any such thing to the accuser Crystal Magnum. As a matter of fact the other stripper in the house, Kim, said they locked THEMSELVES in the bathroom.

[Carolinamom]

Originally, Nifong charged them w/robbery. When did he drop that charge? Was it ever reported or did it just go away?

[pepperhead]

This is a load of sh_t. He needed to drop all of them. Nifong is such a bastard.

[woofie]

Im sure he will straighten some of this out

[sissyjane]

Where is Howlin? She's missing this!

[Locomotive Breath]

You'd think so wouldn't you?

[ltc8k6]

Indeed! Let's hear Joe.

The whole world must now realize this is nothing but a malicious prosecution. Let's see if anyone in power will now stand up to Nifong.

[marajade]

I've worked in law enforcement for years. Even I'm not sure of the real diff bet rape and sexual assault. You expect someone like the complaining witness to know the diff?

[mewzilla]

She's going to have to explain, then, why she went back into the house after allegedly being trapped in the bathroom and assaulted...

[mewzilla]

You expect someone like the complaining witness to know the diff?

Not this one. She can't even seem to recall the five guys she had sex with.

[sissyjane]

One requires penetration, and one does not.

[Nevadan]

The article states: Lacking any "scientific or other evidence independent of the victim's testimony" to corroborate that aspect of the case, Nifong wrote, "the State is unable to meet its burden of proof with respect to this offense."

What "scientific or other evidence independent of the victim's testimony" exists to corroborate and provide a burden of proof for the other charges? The whole case has been based on the so-called victim's testimony and Nifong's beliefs that she was telling the truth.

[Guilty by Association]

"Duke alumni need to close their checkbooks away and let it be known that those checkbooks will stay closed until Duke's administration is completely replaced."

I speak for myself only, but that notice has been served, emphatically.

[marajade]

"She can't even seem to recall the five guys she had sex with."

If that is a strategy the defense wants to pursue good luck to them in petitioning the Court to get it granted.

[Sue Perkick]

I've been wondering that too. I'd love to hear her take on this.

[Locomotive Breath]

I expect a woman to know when a penis has been inserted into her rectum, vagina and mouth and that an ejaculation has take place. Yes - I expect her to know that. That's the statement she gave to the cops and Nifong.

[mewzilla]

It'll get in. It impeaches her statement about not having sex with anyone in the week beofre the rape.