Rape charges dropped in Duke case

[RO56]

First, we have Tawana Brawley. Now this tramp and her lies. I wonder if "3rd times a charm" will apply to that RACIST, Al Sharpton?

Rape charges dropped in Duke case
By AARON BEARD, Associated Press Writer

DURHAM, N.C. - Prosecutors dropped rape charges Friday against three Duke University lacrosse players accused of attacking a stripper at a team party, but the three still face kidnapping and sexual offense charges, a defense attorney said.

Joseph Cheshire and attorneys for the other players have said for months the woman told several different versions of the alleged assault.

Cheshire said Friday that the accuser now says she does not know if she was penetrated, which he said led District Attorney Mike Nifong to dismiss the rape charges.

Nifong did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

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 team party where she was hired to perform as a stripper.

The players — Dave Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann — all say they are innocent. Their attorneys have consistently said no sex occurred at the party and have cited a lack of DNA evidence in the case as proof of their clients' innocence.

"It's highly coincidental," Cheshire said, that the charges are being dropped a week after the director of a private DNA testing lab acknowledged that he initially, with Nifong's knowledge, withheld from the defense test results showing none of the players' DNA was found on or in the accuser's body.

Testing also showed that genetic material from several males was found in her undergarments and body.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061222/.../duke_lacrosse

[Darin]

Why did it take this long????


And of course you'll never see al sharpton apologize. It won't get him good publicity.

[Penguin]

Rape charges dropped in Duke case

Testing also showed that genetic material from several males was found in her undergarments and body.

:eek: Are you kidding me?? What a dumb @#&%^@$%!!

The headline might as well have read "someone dropped a duke in rape case" :D

[RO56]

Why did it take this long????

The question of the year, Brother.

[Drew27k9]

- Prosecutors dropped rape charges Friday against three Duke University lacrosse players accused of attacking a stripper at a team party, but the three still face kidnapping and sexual offense charges, a defense attorney said.

Why are they still facing kidnapping and sexual offense charges? Anyone who has any common sense knew this girl was lying from the beginning.

[RO56]

Why are they still facing kidnapping and sexual offense charges? Anyone who has any common sense knew this girl was lying from the beginning.

Because Nifong would then have to publically admit that the entire thing was a sham ALL AT ONCE.

He's trying to save face by dragging this out for another year, wasting taxpayer dollars, then dropping THESE charges, and hope everybody forgets about what an idiot he is.

[Roger Dat]

I still remember Tawana Brawly, happened 15 minutes down the road! or should I say she said it happened 15 minutes down the road lol

[magicman]

This woman needs to come forward, show her face and publicly apologize for ruining these young men's lives. She got trained before this party, drunk/stoned and for whatever reason made up this horrible lie. It turned into a racial issue, a socioeconomic issue all the while she's under complete anonymity and these men's faces are all over the place. Mike Nifong needs to resign- today. I'm sure these guys are not angels but I've always been suspicious about the validity of this case. Hopefully the drop all of the charges. I heard she just had a baby.

[RO56]

I still remember Tawana Brawly, happened 15 minutes down the road! or should I say she said it happened 15 minutes down the road lol

She now goes by the Muslim name Maryam Muhammad ... go figure :rolleyes:

[canuckofapeach]

I cannot comprehend why Sharpton is almost viewed as a demogogue instead of the loathesome grandstander that he is.

Why a certain political party would affiliate themselves with him is beyond my comprehension. Does he wear a suit of Velcro as he ambles along, attracting and milking the race card lest an opportunity to defend the alleged rights and truths of certain individuals pass him by?

[Cris1102]

Stupid *****!

[RO56]

I cannot comprehend why Sharpton is almost viewed as a demogogue instead of the loathesome grandstander that he is.

Because the Democrats have spent DECADES convincing blacks and minorities that they are "victims", and that it's all the fault of the Republicans, "big business", the "rich", and "the white man".

The Liberals have convinced them that they are "Victicrats" - Democrats + victims.

[smcc360]

Why are they still facing kidnapping and sexual offense charges?

Because Nifong hasn't had those charges shot out from under him by the defense.

Yet.

[greenlead]

They need to be making some BIG money off of this, when it's all over.

[RemyG]

Now they have her cousin on fox news. They said she tested positive for cocaine and marijuana. Her cousin "ASSUMES" that she had ghb or some date rape drug in her system. Like she would KNOW at all. You know what they say about assuming, makes an *** out of YOU and ME (and I live in the NC wake county area where we have heard of this case way too much).