Duke Dancers Give Different Accounts

CBS News ^ | Oct. 12, 2006 | Ed Bradley

[VRWCtaz]

(CBS) The dancing partner of the woman who accuses three Duke Lacrosse players of raping her refutes a key part of her partner’s account of the alleged crime.

Kim Roberts, who danced at the same party where the alleged rape took place, makes the revelation in an interview with 60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley this Sunday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Roberts' answer to Bradley’s question directly contradicts a crucial statement the accuser gave to police. Bradley asks whether she, Roberts, who goes by the stage name "Nikki" when she performs, was holding onto the accuser at the beginning of the alleged crime.

Says Bradley, "In the police statement, [accuser] describes the rape in this way: 'Three guys grabbed Nikki,' 'That's you,'" says Bradley, "'Brett, Adam and Matt grabbed me. They separated us at the master bedroom door while we tried to hold on to each other. Bret, Adam and Matt took me into the bathroom.' Were you holding on to each other? Were you pulled apart?"

"Nope," replies Roberts, who says she was hearing this account for the first time.

Roberts also denies the accuser's statement to the police that after the alleged rape, Roberts came into the bathroom and helped one of the rapists dress her.

When pressed by Bradley about whether she saw signs of rape from the accuser, such as complaining about pain or a mention of an assault, Roberts says, "She obviously wasn't hurt...because she was fine."

Bradley's report also contains interviews with the three defendants, Collin Finnerty, Reade Selligmann and David Evans, all of whom proclaim their innocence, and others involved in the case.

Produced By Michael Radutzky and Tanya Simon © MMVI, CBS Worldwide Inc. All Rights Reserved.

[VRWCtaz]

I did a search and didn't see this.

[Uncle Hal]

The defendants are obviously going to get acquitted, if it even goes trial. But they certainly are going through hell leading up to the trial as well as costing their parents a ton of money.

[FormerACLUmember]

The Drive-By media has begun slowly releasing the true facts of this phony case bit by little bit. CBS was guilty of railroading the innocent lacrosse players with its deceitful coverage.

The trial will end quickly in complete exoneration of the defendents.

[Enterprise]

Ping!

[VRWCtaz]

"The defendants are obviously going to get acquitted..."

And O.J. was obviously guilty - I take nothing for granted when it comes to our CJS! If the parents did not have their resources, and there wasn't as much focused national attention, these three men could very well face prison time. And it's a travesty!

[abb]

discussed on this thread even now...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1717324/posts?page=172

[VRWCtaz]

Dang! Beat me by 15 min. Oh well, guess I'll go to the other thread then.

[Fido969]

This is very promising.

[MindBender26]

>The Drive-By media has begun slowly releasing the true facts of this phony case bit by little bit.

Sorry, but this is not how media works. Being first with story is critically important for media. I am no fan of MSM, but my years there taught me that as soon as you have something this big you air it.

Ed Bradley worked for months to get this interview. He is known in the AA community as a fair Black man. This is a great "get" for him, and it is running as soon as they got it. Since others (the Defs) are also involved, it's a complex story, but let's not blame CBS for DA's idiocy and political usury.

Also as lawyer, I can tell you that DA is close to future censure for inappropriate prosecution. A DA is not charged with responsibility for getting convictions. He is supposed to get the truth.

He should not drive a case; the facts should.

This is so far beyond reasonable doubt, it is incredible.