Rape Charges dropped in Duke Rape case (lacrosse players)

chimpymustgo

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Fri Dec-22-06 12:28 PM
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Rape Charges dropped in Duke Rape case (lacrosse players)

Edited on Fri Dec-22-06 12:34 PM by chimpymustgo

Just heard on local news. Breaking Other charges stand.

Edited to add lacross players to title

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Kagemusha

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Fri Dec-22-06 12:30 PM
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1. What other charges? Can you refresh our collective memory?

I mean, I'll be blunt, I thought the Duke Rape Case was about rape charges. I guess just because it's the main event doesn't mean there aren't undercards.

Not that dropping the case is enough at this point. Nifong's looking at serious federal time for conspiring to deprive the accused of their right to a fair trial.

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Lex

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Fri Dec-22-06 12:32 PM
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3. Kidnapping and sexual assault charges remain.

The victim changed her story about the rape allegation, so the charges were dropped.

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Lex

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Fri Dec-22-06 12:30 PM
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2. Local news says

the alleged victim has changed her story about the rape so the charges have been dropped.

Kidnapping and sexual assault charges remain.

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chimpymustgo

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Fri Dec-22-06 12:32 PM
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4. Thanks for explaining. Just confirmed on WRAL-tv website.

Still nothing onCNN - on MSNBC now.

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Lex

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Fri Dec-22-06 12:34 PM
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6. WRAL on tv, Julia Lewis, says

that the alleged victim couldn't testify "with certainty" anymore that a rape took place, but the sexual assault and kidnapping charges remain in place.

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underpants

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Fri Dec-22-06 12:34 PM
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5. Is this that case where those young men were on scholarship

trying to further their lot in life and they were accused of something and the national news leapt to assumption about their behavior and guilt based on their upbringing and their parents situations?

I hate when that happens.

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Lex

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Fri Dec-22-06 12:35 PM
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7. Or it could be the one where the DA & public decided to believe a black woman

Edited on Fri Dec-22-06 12:39 PM by Lex

who said she was sexually assaulted by drunken frat boy types.

Depends on your perspective.

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Kagemusha

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Fri Dec-22-06 12:36 PM
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8. You'll ask people to feel sorry for that in vain.

Besides, and I'm making a point of being very fair here, it's not the fault of the people who thought it was a case of rich white trash who might get away with this, that Nifong was a bad, bad boy in his position of prosecutorial power to make it look like guilt was an absolute certainty.

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chimpymustgo

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Fri Dec-22-06 12:41 PM
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9. Interesting timing...Friday news dump.

But great Christmas present for these young men. I'm so sorry this happened. Everyone got hurt.

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Lex

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Fri Dec-22-06 12:42 PM
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10. I agree.

Everyone got hurt. Terrible situation from the start. What a mess.

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