But Brian Abraham, the former Logan County prosecutor who oversaw those cases, dismissed the news conference as a publicity stunt.
Abraham says the seven, who all pleaded guilty, were convicted on physical evidence and their own statements, not statements from Williams.
http://www.fox8.com/news/sns-ap-wv—womantortured,0,2140943.story
Just covering his ass? Weird story.
This really is an odd story. If they do have “physical evidence” as they say they do, to back up the confessions, then you’ve got to wonder what’s up with Williams suddenly recanting her statements. She supposedly has some psychological issues (much like Duke lacrosse liar Crystal Mangum).
I’m not sure that *she* has a racial angle on this, so much as she was a vehicle for the Usual Suspects like Shabazz and Sharpton. Revund Al’s already come out with a statement urging the local law to “vindicate” the convicted if it turns out that Williams really was lying. CYA, Al baby, CYA.
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