2007-04-13 17:31:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
The Duke Lacrosse players hired strippers for a party. One of them claimed to have been raped by 3 team members, she made a police report. Prosecutor Nifong pursued the case aggressively even though the stripper's story fell apart and increasing evidence showed their innocence of the crime. The stripper kept changing her story. Even her fellow stripper testified in their favor. Black leaders Sharpton and Jackson took the accuser's part and got her a scholarship to college, and condemned the Lacrosse players.
Even when it had become clear that there was no case against the men, he went on with the case for political reasons. Finally the outrage grew to such an extent that Nifong was removed from his position and faces disbarment for his unethical actions. Recently the N.C. state attorney officially dismissed all charges, saying that the men had been victims of "unchecked prosecutorial power." It would be hard to find a more definitive declaration of innocence within the judicial system. It is a much stronger statement than a mere "not guilty" verdict.
No apologies have come from Jackson or Sharpton for having condemned the young men unjustly; or from Nifong for unjustly prosecuting them.
2007-04-13 17:59:58 · answer #1 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
To sum things up:
At a lacrosse party in March 2006, a black female dancer - Crystal Gail Mangum - said she was raped by three white lacrosse players.
The interim district attorney took the case and had the three indicted and said repeatedly he had a tight case.
Later, the accused had alibis and the case started falling apart. Word got out that lineups of only the lacrosse team were used - which is a no-no. The D.A. still insisted he had a case and said things to incite the mostly black county. He used the case to win an election - which got him 4 more years in office.
Late last year, we find that Ms. Mangum started changing her story on several occasions. It was later shown that a rape kit showed that she wasn't raped and DNA evidence excluded the players. However, the D.A. intentionally withheld the DNA results for several weeks before turning it over. He later was forced to drop the rape charges, but arrogantly didn't drop the sexual assault charges.
The big bombshell was that Ms. Mangum got pregnant a month after the alleged incident and had a baby in January or February of this year. By that time, the case had fell apart and the D.A. recused himself from the case, letting the state attorney general's office take over.
Also earlier this year, ethics charges were filed against the D.A. for his behavior and his comments on the case.
The A.G. quickly found that there simply wasn't a case and dismissed all charges, saying the three ex-players were "innocent" and that Ms. Mangum changed her story so much she was not credible. He called the D.A. a "rogue prosecutor" and may file criminal charges against him.
The D.A. has an ethics hearing in June and may be disbarred and fined if convicted.
2007-04-13 17:51:40 · answer #2 · answered by brotherb95 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Okay, these Duke Lacrosse players were accussed of rape-ing this stripper. It was a disgrace to the school.
Now, they didn't rape her, and they want somebody to pay for messing up their lives.
2007-04-13 17:33:48 · answer #3 · answered by summahhh! 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
At a Duke party, an exotic dancer was hired. She claims she was raped and humiliated because she is black and the lacrosse team was white
2007-04-13 17:37:10 · answer #4 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the players were wrongly accused of raped...
2007-04-13 17:54:17 · answer #5 · answered by sayasyoulike 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋