Posted on 01/03/2007 10:57:18 AM PST by abb
(01/03/07 -- DURHAM) - Duke lacrosse defendants Colin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann are both expected to be reinstated today as Duke students in good standing, two sources close to the case told ABC News. Also on abc11tv.com: Send us news tips | Desktop Alert | ABC11 AccuWeather | Pinpoint Traffic Defendant David Evans was allowed to graduate last spring, but underclassmen Seligmann and Finnerty were suspended from the University pending a resolution of the assault charges.
December 22, 2006, prosecutors dropped rape charges against the three Duke lacrosse players accused of attacking a stripper at a team party, but the three still face kidnapping and sexual offense charges.
According to court papers filed by District Attorney Mike Nifong, the accuser says she now does not know if she was penetrated during the alleged attack.
The accuser, a 28-year-old student at North Carolina Central University, has said three men raped her in a bathroom at a March 13 Duke lacrosse team party where she was hired to perform as a stripper.
The indicted players - Dave Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann - all say they are innocent, and their attorneys have consistently said no sex occurred at the party.
Evans graduated from Duke in May, the day before he was indicted. Sophomores Finnerty and Seligmann were suspended following their April 2006 indictments.
The Duke lacrosse team was also suspended from play, but was reinstated in June on a provisionary basis.
A press conference from defense attorneys is expected this afternoon.
Stay with abc11tv.com and ABC11 Eyewitness News for the latest on this developing story.
KC Johnson puts it this way:
In inviting them back as students in good standing, Duke is violating its own policy. Correct[?]
Per FNC: Crystal gave birth to a girl Wednesday. (A month early?)
http://wral.com/news/local/story/1107413/
Duke Lacrosse Accuser Gives Birth
Posted: 19 minutes ago
Updated: 8 minutes ago
Chapel Hill — WRAL has confirmed that the accuser in the Duke lacrosse case gave birth at UNC Hospitals.
Sources tell WRAL the woman had the baby by Cesarean section. She was not due until February.
(snip)
Other questions: who provided transportation to the hospital? Was her family notified before the news release? Have the family members seen her or the baby yet? Who is paying for the operation and hospital stay for infant and mother? Is Jakki still the family spokesperson?
Link to new thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1762333/posts?page=2
Well it looks to me like Nifong:
(1) clearly guilty of a mental incapacity which is likely to be permanent but is undiagnosed.
(2) guilty of willful misconduct in office as he willfully used this case to win election, willfully refused to look at exculpatory evidence as required, willfully hid exculpatory evidence and as the NC Bar has said willfully broke other cannons of ethics by willfully talking about this case.
(3) guilty of willful and persistent failure to perform his duties by willfully failing to turn over exculpatory evidence.
(6) guilty of conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice which brings the office into disrepute certainly the NC Bar charges fit here again, not recusing himself ater the NC DAs asked him to and the Nifong refusing to hear exculpatory evidence.
The law seems to indicate if anyone makes a sworn affidavit with the clerk of the superior court of the county where the district attorney resides, ie Durham, charging Nifong with (2), (3) or (6).
For example Brodhead could turn himself into a bit of hero here, if he went down to the clerk of the superior court today and files such a sworn affidavit. It is almost hard to believe someone has not done this yet, particularly the evidence is overwhelming in editorials around the state of NC and the nation that Nifong conduct prejudicial to the administration of justic which brings the office into disrepute.
Of course they were wrong about this birth the last time they reported it.
Oh, really? What did he do in 1994? Have we heard from the victim of that prosecution?
Good point on the effect on other NC universities - it stands to reason that many folks view this as a state-wide NC problem and not just one limited to Durham / JD 14.
Thanks Ready4Freddy, I only posted the numbers because with all the talk about them, I had not seen any posted; only that they were down, which I am not disputing. I had it already posted before I realized that they were last years numbers.... I had not intended to increase blood pressure points...
:> :> :>
I hate to even try to go back and find that thread. Maybe one of the regulars will remember?
Geez, it's hard to believe that it's been the better part of a year since the ill-fated party, and that the Hoax has been going on that long...
I'd tell Duke to go piss up a rope.
Duke "will allow them to return". Gee, isn't that big of them?! When this is over, Duke will be paying their tuition to a college of their choice plus expenses.
I have not heard the $80,000 figure for sure, but I have heard upwards of a million a piece, thus far.
Judging from the one case I was ever involved in when a friend was charged with arson, I'd say that that is probably a low figure, since my friend didn't have the likes of Wade Smith and Bill Cheshire as an attoreny, plus it was in a dipwad county in Virginia and still had a bill over 3/4 of a million dollars fighting off the DA in a small town.
Coincidently, Fox is getting ready to cover this right now; there is a definite fever in the air to punish Duke -- as the Raleigh N&O has turned on Nifong and Durham. (Of course, they are just as duplicitous and are probably covering THEIR collective butts.)
Nifong will be charged after his hearing, which should be in a few months, and according to WRAL will be a PUBLIC hearing, which I cannot believe.
Also, most people here are expecting a second complaint to be dropped on him with the DNA travesty outlined chapter and verse.
I have heard it said that he is continuing to ward off the hearing -- and I have heard it said that he should resign now with the guarantee that he won't be prosecuted.
I don't think that last one will fly as since the Bar finally got off their butts in such a visible way, I highly doubt they will back off now; apparently they've had enough of the bad PR for NC's legal system and intend to make at the very least a "show" of cleaing this place up.
I'm not holding my breath.
I am certain New York State's new ubergovernor would be pleased to have a talent like Nifong assisting him in rerouting the administration of justice into a side show.
Well, he'd fit right in, as this has turned into a circus parade with people fighting to try to get in FRONT of the parade before the crap hits the fan.
From the N&O today:
I applaud Duke's recent show of support for the lacrosse players falsely accused of rape. Isn't it about time the news media did the same?
You have adamantly protected the accuser's identity as she continued to ruin the lives and reputations of several people as well as a renowned institution of higher education. Three student athletes have been "tarred and feathered" in the local and national media, the lacrosse coach was forced to resign, and Duke's integrity and values have been questioned.
Understandably, this was a big story that you felt compelled to report, and protecting the accuser's identity seemed the right thing to do. Now, is it not also a big story that a stripper, who performs at private parties, may have deceived a district attorney into proceeding with these ridiculous charges?
I would hope you would pursue this story with the same vigor, just as I would hope the district attorney would pursue charges for false accusations. Otherwise, what would stop this from happening again?
Mark Kinlaw
Cary
Nifong: "I have investigated the charges and find no intentional misconduct from the DAs office, but hasten to add that the media invoked a circus and my ringmaster was out sick."
Newshound: "You told me at lunch you were just going to nail the DNA lab and not mention I was sick in the head."
Nifong: "Not you dumbass. Al Sharpton..
Duke is being sued for breach of contract and unjust enrichment. Curtis and Duke are being sued for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and punitive damages. For all but one of those claims the lawsuit states that the plaintiffs were damaged in excess of $10,000.
Ain't we got fun?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.