Duke Lacrosse accuser indicted on murder charge (from AP).

[anneboleyn]

I just saw this story and thought I would post the link here, instead of LBN, for discussion. The woman who accused the three Duke Lacrosse players of rape in 2006, Crystal Mangum (her name is stated in the AP story), has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, Reginald Daye.

Link to AP story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_duke_lacrosse_accuser

Earlier today we were discussing sexual harassment and sexual assault cases and how these cases are handled by universities (specifically Yale).

"Feds launch inquiry into sexual harassment at Yale"
http://www.npr.org/2011/04/06/135181366/feds-launch-inquiry-into-sexual-harassment-at-yale

Link to wikipedia entry on the Duke Lacrosse scandal (a long, detailed entry with a timeline of events):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_lacrosse_case

Excerpt from the AP story:

RALEIGH, N.C. – The woman who falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her in 2006 was charged Monday with murder in the death of her boyfriend.

Crystal Mangum, 32, was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder and two counts of larceny. She has been in jail since April 3, when police charged her with assault in the stabbing of 46-year-old Reginald Daye. He died after nearly two weeks at a hospital.

An attorney for Mangum did not return a call seeking comment. The district attorney's office declined to discuss the case.

[pnwmom]

1. "Friends said Mangum has never recovered from the stigma brought on by the lacrosse case"???

So, once again, they're trying to shift the blame from Mangum herself to the Lacrosse players.

[anneboleyn]

3. I wondered about that as well.

[Lasher]

2. I'm sure it's difficult being her.

But I'm more concerned about Reginald Daye being dead, and who could be next if she doesn't stay locked up.

LBN thread here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4818686

[anneboleyn]

4. Thank you for the LBN thread. I searched but didn't find it.

Sorry for a dupe thread. I agree with you about Reginald Daye.

[Lasher]

5. This dupe thread is just fine.

And it's a lot more civil, at least so far.

[anneboleyn]

9. I will take a look at the other thread...A lot of emotions around this particular case.

[anneboleyn]

10. Oh my. You weren't kidding about the other thread. This one is very civil thus far.

[Lasher]

11. Here is a smilie I was tempted to use there.

[Cerridwen]

6. First, four paragraphs is the rule to avoid copyright infringement.

Second, I just love the juxtaposition of your name against that of a woman accused of...so much.

I love irony.

[anneboleyn]

7. Yes! Anne Boleyn was accused of nearly every crime imaginable

at the time. The accusation of incest with her brother was the most outrageous. Thanks for the heads-up regarding the copyright issue. I edited the post so as to respect the DU rules and avoid any problems. My apologies. I am still new to posting (I have visited this site for years but started posting consistently recently) so I am still learning the rules. But I will be more careful.

[woo me with science]

8. She was clearly traumatized from the ordeal of making all those false accusations.

After all she has been through, she deserves our pity and support, not condemnation.

[democracy1st]

12. another reason why AL Sharpton is a joke!