With national attention focused elsewhere, the case of the stripper who alleges she was beaten and raped by members of the Duke lacrosse team has quietly been falling apart. From a Newsweek summary of the new information filled in court briefs:
A police affidavit stated that her medical records revealed the victim had “injuries consistent with being raped and sexually assaulted vaginally and anally.” But according to a motion filed by defense attorneys last week, no such physical trauma was found during her exam at Duke hospital. Quoting from the report, which was submitted to the court under seal, the motion states that the nurse – who was in training – examined the woman’s entire pelvic region and noted only diffuse swelling of the vaginal walls, a condition explainable by consensual sexual activity.
Additionally, WRAL reports:
In a motion filed Friday, defense attorneys say the accuser in the Duke Lacrosse rape investigation went through at least six sessions with police, trying to point out her attackers.
Then there’s the statements by the other dancer to police:
An escort service dancer told police early on that a fellow dancer’s allegations of rape at a Duke University lacrosse team party were a “crock.”
In two interviews with investigators, Kim Roberts told of rude behavior but no sexual assault.
And a bit of information that, in addition to the consensual sex the accuser had with her boyfriend/driver, explain the exam results:
Defense lawyers also accuse Himan of withholding information about an encounter the woman said she had before going to the lacrosse party.
It involved a couple in a hotel room, and she told Himan she used a vibrator. That, the statement said, “clearly could have caused signs or symptoms of vaginal penetration.”
The possibility that Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong can even prove a crime occurred, let alone that any of the three players charged were involved, seems to get even more remote as each week passes.
You use the term “simple assault” as if it’s no problem and it’s OK to beat up on people that you don’t like because they are different, whether it be the color of their skin or their religion or sexual preference. It really shows your mindset, Mr. One thing that you’re missing is the FACT that the GRANDJURY has indicted these duke 3 players. They had to hear something concrete in order to come up with this decision and NOT just because Mike Nifong told them so. In your own warped world, you’ll believe anything in order to justify your own thinking. We shall see IF they needed an ALIBI!! I say they did need one and tried to create one. As you can see Mike Nifong is NOT going to drop this case and he hasn’t changed his mind about it. He is seeking justice in this case and YOU need to DEAL with it.
You use the term “simple assault” as if it’s no problem and it’s OK to beat up on people that you don’t like because they are different, whether it be the color of their skin or their religion or sexual preference. It really shows your mindset, Mr.
Your ignorant, racist, rude, and classless post is beyond insulting.
“Simple assault” is a LEGAL TERMS to describe a misdemeanor assault/battery. It does NOT mean the assault was no big deal. You don’t know me or my mindset. You have no cause to make those kinds of assumptions out of stupidity.
One thing that you’re missing is the FACT that the GRANDJURY has indicted these duke 3 players. They had to hear something concrete in order to come up with this decision and NOT just because Mike Nifong told them so. In your own warped world, you’ll believe anything in order to justify your own thinking.
There you go again, insulting me. I think you have some serious issues.
Nifong deceived the Grand Jury. Trust me on that. He gave them the same story he gave the media. That’s common sense. So, he misled them the same way he did the media.
We shall see IF they needed an ALIBI!! I say they did need one and tried to create one.
There was no crime. Why would they need an alibi?
As you can see Mike Nifong is NOT going to drop this case and he hasn’t changed his mind about it. He is seeking justice in this case and YOU need to DEAL with it.
If Nifong were after justice, he would already have met with the defense attorneys and considered a truckload of exculpatory evidence.
He isn’t seeking justice. He’s seeking to get elected.
Tell me… how am I a racist, Mr. I DISAGREE with you and you call me a racist!! The grandjury was not deceived Mr. That is what you choose to believe. Mike Nifong is a very good DA and you choose to see otherwise because he is prosecuting these 3 white guys from duke. It is very clear that the defense has gotten you to believe their spin. You have decided in your own mind that he couldn’t possibly be prosecuting them for no other reason than to be reelected. You don’t know what really happened in that house that night and you’re trying to deprive this victim of her rights to seek justice. Why won’t the defense make public of all 1300 pages of discovery?…wait, let me answer… because there is something BAD in there and they want to keep it hidden right now. As for the case in DC, why do you choose to NOT talk about it. It may not be entered in this case but I see a pattern of behavior that is just d*mn ugly. You don’t want to see this victim as a student, or mother but you want to degrade her and call her a liar and say nothing happened to her… well..I believe her and so do many other supporters.
Justice58 said, ” Why won’t the defense make public of all 1300 pages of discovery?…wait, let me answer… because there is something BAD in there and they want to keep it hidden right now.
In fact, the defense has turned the entire file over to MSNBC. That cable station says there is no damaging information to the accused where the rape or kidnapping is concerned. So, that’s now a moot point.
” As for the case in DC, why do you choose to NOT talk about it. It may not be entered in this case but I see a pattern of behavior that is just d*mn ugly.
Finnerty was charged with, and received adjudicated probation for, a simple assault in an area of Virginia that has dozens of them per week. He and some guy got into it over a remark about the guy being gay. That certainly does not mean the boy is capable of, or disposed to, rape and kidnapping.
You don’t want to see this victim as a student, or mother but you want to degrade her and call her a liar and say nothing happened to her.
This woman is a criminal who stole a car and tried to run down a police officer. She’s was kicked out of the Navy; not an easy feat. She’s an adulterer with two kids she had while married to a completely different fellow than their father. She’s also a prostitute. And you don’t think she can LIE ? LMAO !!!
She’s told so many versions about what happened that night that it’s clear she’s too stupid to remember from one moment to the next the LAST LIE SHE TOLD.
I’m certain there was no rape. There was only a huge hoax. The only slack I’m willing to cut this woman is that she may be seriously mentally off-balance.
GOD BLESS MIKE NIFONG!!! He is seeking justice in this case and believes in what he is doing. He has my support and the support of many other people in Durham. This is not one-sided justice here. We have a legal system here and that’s the way it is going. Justice will prevail here. Mike Nifong is a good DA and believes in this case and I PRAISE him for it.
I believe it’s wonderful that Mike Nifong’s mother posts here as Justice 58.
You can always count on mom. LOL
Well since we are now punishing people for alleged misbehavior, why hasn’t the prosecutor stepped down yet?
What about Kim Roberts? She was named as one of the assailants; the first one identified, in fact.
Why hasn’t she been indicted by Nifong?
Are we talking selective political indictments?
Listen Old Noble Furr
I’m not that old, Mr,and I’m glad if he still has a mom. I really wish I did.
JUSTIE58 ISN’T AN ATTORNEY!!! In other blogs on the web she accounts for still being in college! She takes classes at a JC. Attorney my ass, she can barely spell!
Whatever you say!
Why are you so scared and chasing behind every post I make??? If you have nothing to worry about then brush off your shoulders and kick back baby!
I am allowed to blog on here just like you darling 🙂
Why am I scared? Of what exactly? There was a post on here that said you claimed to be an attorney, which is so obviously false. I felt the need to straighten out the story.
If I have nothing to worry about? Worry about what?
Stef… Did I sign justice58 to that post that you’re speaking about??? Get your information straight darling!! I never claimed anything… I am not responsible for what other people post on a blog. The fact is…you don’t know what my line of work is and it’s tearing you apart. But, keep on guessing .
Tearing me apart? Honestly I couldn’t care less what you do with your life (especially since you acknowledged that you are still in college, leading me to believe whatever job you hold isn’t a very hard one), but I just wanted to make very clear that you are not a lawyer. You wouldn’t pass the LSAT to begin with, let alone the bar. I don’t want people thinking what I do in law school is easy enough for morons like you. It’d be an insult to my JD.
Like I said
Keep on guessing
Guess you were wrong justice58. Seems she made the whole thing up and Nifong is about to become Nofing. What are you going to do now your life has no basis, your viewpoints no credibility?
You’ve come across as an ignorant bigot with no sense of reason. Perhaps you should avoid jumping on the bandwagon before you know where its going next time.