updated:
Kim Roberts revealed dramatic new information about Crystal Gail Mangum, the alleged victim of the Duke lacrosse gang rape. ABC News is reporting:
The second dancer in the Duke rape case has said for the first time that the accuser told her to "go ahead, put marks on me" after the alleged attack.Why didn't the Durham authorities ever re-interview Ms. Roberts regarding the incident? The police investigators only personally interviewed Ms. Roberts once, on March 22nd, when they took her statement.
Dancer Kim Roberts made the new allegation — which she has not shared with authorities — in an interview with Chris Cuomo that aired today on "Good Morning America."
[...]
Roberts said the comments "chilled me to the bone, and I decided right then and there to go to the authorities."
Roberts' attorney, Mark Simeon, said she never shared what she says were the accuser's final comments with police, not realizing their significance at the time.
He said she would be willing to take a lie detector test about the new information...
ABC Poll Question/Results regarding this new information at 9:45 a.m., Oct. 30th.
Vote: What Does New Claim Mean for Duke Case?
Kim Roberts, the second dancer in the Duke rape case, told ABC News that the alleged victim asked Roberts to "put marks on me."
What does this latest claim by the second dancer mean for the Duke rape case?
- This doesn't look good for the prosecution. They should consider dropping the case.
549 (85.3%)- It's hard to say, but it will make it harder to find an unbiased jury.
48 (7.5%)- The second dancer has been inconsistent. This won't affect the case.
46 (7.2%)- Total Vote: 643
Update: Fast moving discussions of the new Roberts' allegations:
Re: BOMBSHELL Precious - "Put marks on me" Rape setup? (latest post) [forums.talkleft.com]
Kim Roberts on GMA 10/30 (latest post) [forums.talkleft.com]
'Go Ahead, Put Marks on Me' [Freerepublic.com]
Second Dancer reveals Duke rape set-up [Freerepublic.com]
Kim exposes more of the hoax on ABC [LieStoppers forum]
2nd Dancer drops a BOMBSHELL... [forum abc11tv]
sources:
Go Ahead, Put Marks on Me [abcnews, Oct. 30, 2006]
Second Dancer Drops Bombshell [abc11tv]
Associated Press:
Report: Accuser in Duke lacrosse case "talking crazy" after party [heraldsun.com, Oct. 30, 2006]
Duke accuser 'talking crazy' after party [newsoberver.com, Oct. 30, 2006]
related:
Kim Roberts version 6.0 [TJN, Oct. 12, 2006]
Duke Lacrosse Case [TJN Archives]
