- Interested in "no" responses as well as "yes". I want to see how respondents compare to published statistics
-Does your professional work bring you in contact with people who woudl fit this category (IE criminal justice, law, social work, etc.)?
- Did the person go to trial?
-Was the false accusation malicious and deliberate? or was the verdict due to lack of evidence, inability to substantiate the account, or another non-deliberate reason (IE misidentification, circumstantial evidence, etc.)?
- Was the accusation part of a divorce or child custody settlement?
2007-01-04 12:55:21 · 6 answers · asked by Hauntedfox 5 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Avatar: I'm simply trying to determine the validity of a statistic someone cited me. I have followed the Duke case and do not know what to believe, personally.
2007-01-04 13:08:58 · update #1
Yes and no.
Got a friend that was acquited on sexual misconduct charges but was put on probation for illegal carnal knowledge with a minor under 18.The fact she was under 18 was classified as statutory rape.She had a previous history and record so the judge threw out the misconduct charge,she got time in juvenile until she reached 18.
Never proved but was beleived she was after work promotion.
2007-01-10 01:15:11 · answer #1 · answered by blakree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, twice. I work at a University, we had one student falsely accused with his picture published on the front page of the school newspaper. After a few weeks of no real evidence and a lack of consistency, the person recanted her statement and was charged with a small infraction for wasting police time. The student left the school.
The second situation was similiar in that it involved college students living in a dorm. It was the girls 21 birthday and she, her dorm mates and her date all went out. She had too much to drink, but was alert and aware. She invited her date into her room...the next day she could not remember. Her roommates took her to the police. The student was banned from campus mid semester, the police were investigating, he hired a very good attorney and eventually the girl dropped all charges. This was approximately 10 years ago. Even though charges were dropped, the student was not allowed back on campus and finished his last semester doing independent study units. He was not allow to participate in graduation although he was never arrested, nor charged by the DAs office.
I have not kept up on the Duke case. In the first example, the accusation was malicious and deliberate, which is why she ultimately was charged with a small crime. The second case was not malicious on either party. The friends involved were caught up in the excitment and the drama more than anything, but technically according to California Penal Code he violated the law. It would have probably been pled down to a misdemeanor had he been charged. Eventually, the girl, her family and friends realized that she initiated the contact, was conscious and aware of her surrounds, and consented throughout. She was just intoxicated. Both parties used bad judgement, but for different reason.
Professionally, I have been in contact with individuals from all phases of the justice system--from judges to murders to rapists all with a wide variety of background.
Student number two went on to earn two MA degrees and a Phd in the field. He learned a hard lesson young, but came from a different background than the Duke case.
2007-01-12 00:35:09 · answer #2 · answered by Christine L W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was in drug rehab. Her roommate was also 15. His daughter accused her father of raping her. He was dragged out of work, arrested, sent to prison, lost his job, his friends,his wife. He was in prison 2 months. His daughter admitted to my daughter that it was a lie because he put a curfew on her. Absolutely ruined his life as he had known it. My daughter fortunately told her counselor and he was soon released. I met him in the hospital.
2007-01-11 21:27:50 · answer #3 · answered by tim s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't, but for some good news coverage, I suggest use the words 'fraud' and 'duke lacrosse team' in a search engine.
2007-01-04 21:03:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
No.
No.
The accusation was actually made by a teenage girl who is a bit emotionally unbalanced -- bipolar, etc.
No.
2007-01-04 20:58:40 · answer #5 · answered by Rvn 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yea, my best friend..i'm really sad abt dat :(
2007-01-05 01:40:56 · answer #6 · answered by tanze_love 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋