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January 11, 2007

In the Continuing Saga of "Yes, No, Schmaybe"

...the defense once again throws the bullsh*t flag.

Motions Call for Dismissal in Duke Lacrosse Case
Accuser changes story again about who, where and what happened.

...Based on today's motions, Reade Seligmann could be off the hook -- The Duke Lacrosse accuser's December 21 statements to District Attorney Mike Nifong have just been made public in a 76-page defense motion.

It was because of her statement in that interview that Nifong subsequently dropped rape charges against the indicted players.

According to the filing, in that interview the accuser now claims the attack took place between 11:35 and midnight, which contradicts the accuser's own cell phone records and the cell phone records for Reade Seligmann and his girlfriend.

She recants her April statement that Reade Seligmann was the man who stood in front of her and made her commit a sex act. Now she says Evans was that person and further admits that Reade Seligmann did not commit any sex act on her.

The motion goes on to point out how she recants her April statement that the attacker who looked like Dave Evans had mustache.

The motion also states that the accuser recants her March and April statements that "Matt" Kadam" and "Brett" were three separate people, and now says that they were only two people.

In her December statement, the accuser recanted her statement that she was certain that two of her attackers used their penises to penetrate both her vagina and her rectum, and now claims that she cannot be sure about penile penetration at all.


You know, neither Nifong nor anyone from his office interviewed this poor girl until last month. I'm thinking schmaybe they should have talked to her a smidge earlier, saving the Duke guys' more heartache, their families how many hundreds of thousands in additional legal bills and Nifong himself some tattered shred of reputation.

But, no. Dang if he isn't an incompetent, ornery cuss.

Posted by tree hugging sister at January 11, 2007 10:56 AM

Comments

The phrase "false statements to the police" keeps popping into my mind...

Posted by: mojo at January 11, 2007 04:22 PM

As it would to most rational minds...

Posted by: tree hugging sister at January 11, 2007 06:01 PM