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Posted on 02/04/2012 5:00:45 PM PST by abb
LSU AD Alleva Deposed in Duke Lacrosse Suit Posted by: Walter Abbott on Saturday, February 4, 2012, 18:20
Louisiana State University (LSU) Athletic Director Joe Alleva was deposed last month in a lawsuit filed nearly five years ago regarding the notorious Duke Lacrosse Case, where a prostitute falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape.
Alleva was Duke’s athletic director at the time and was famously quoted as telling lacrosse coach Mike Pressler as he was cancelling the team’s season that “It’s not about the truth anymore,” because of the intense media coverage of the controversy.
Mike Nifong, the district attorney who filed the bogus charges was later disbarred and spent a night in jail for his role in the attempted lynching.
From the latest filing in McFadyen v Duke:
During his deposition on January 20, 2012, Mr. Alleva testified that he made positive and truthful statements about Plaintiffs and their teammates’ character at the University’s press conference on March 28, 2006.
See here the court filing.
See here earlier coverage of Joe Alleva at Lincoln Parish News Online (LPNO).
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The justification given me was that only media were being allowed in. The announcement was made at the RBC center which seats $18,000 so overcrowding was not exactly an issue. One other main member of liestoppers was there and she told me that CGM and some of her enablers also were there and trying to get in.
The justification given me was that only media were being allowed in. The announcement was made at the RBC center which seats 18,000 so overcrowding was not exactly an issue. One other main member of liestoppers was there and she told me that CGM and some of her enablers also were there and trying to get in.
Ah, yes, now I remember. I would have given lots of money to have been there with you that day.
http://thehayride.com/2012/02/joe-allevas-story-shifting-duke-lacrosse-problem/
Joe Alleva’s Story-Shifting Duke Lacrosse Problem
Posted by: Walter Abbott on Sunday, February 5, 2012, 15:37
Tagged with: Duke Lacrosse Case LSU
Having reported on LSU athletic director Joe Alleva’s having been deposed in the Duke Lacrosse lawsuit earlier this morning, we now bring you some of his deposition. Alleva’s statements don’t particularly favor his credibility or help his former employer.
Alleva said this six years ago, March 28, 2006:
Statement by Athletics Director Joe Alleva Responding to Student Request to Suspend Season
Durham, N.C. – I completely agree with President Brodhead’s statement and appreciate his leadership throughout this trying situation. As unsettling as this has been for our entire community, dealing with difficult circumstances is part of the educational process. In a meeting this morning, our student-athletes made it clear to us that their behavior was inappropriate and recommended the suspension of their own season until the legal process is complete. Both President Brodhead and I agreed with them. Quite simply, it would not be in the best interest of the student-athletes, the coaches, or our entire University community to continue competition given the seriousness of the allegations. The Duke University Department of Athletics has always attempted to maintain the highest standards on and off the playing fields, and we will continue to do so as we move beyond the uncertainty in this current situation involving our lacrosse program.
Now he’s changed stories:
PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE TO THE DUKE DEFENDANTS’ ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING COUNT 21
Further proof of Duke’s media strategy has recently been established in former Athletic Director Joe Alleva’s sworn testimony. During his deposition on January 20, 2012, Mr. Alleva testified that he made positive and truthful statements about Plaintiffs and their teammates’ character at the University’s press conference on March 28, 2006. Mr. Alleva testified that he was “crucified” immediately afterwards for making those statements by President Brodhead himself and in front of the Crisis Management Team, all of whom knew how “off-message” Mr. Alleva’s truthful, positive statements about Plaintiffs were.
The question now is why did Alleva wait six (6) years to speak out? Why didn’t he speak up in March of 2006 and put a stop to the attempted lynching of his student athletes?
Here is the case file. There are two other lawsuits, but this is the one that has the most recent activity.
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/north-carolina/ncmdce/1:2007cv00953/47494/
It was mostly a waste of time. When I couldn’t get in, I had to go back to work and listen to the presser on the radio. “J” who was there with one other told me later they watched it in a nearby bar.
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