Reply #102: They did not tell her father about the first rape. [View All]

[Spike from MN]

She told her mother at the time it happened and they talked about it and decided not to tell the father. The reason they gave for not telling him is that he is something like 125 lbs. soaking wet and they thought he would become so enraged that he would go after the boys and maybe wind up getting hurt.

One of the boys in the first assault was her boyfriend at the time. I don't believe that has been mentioned here yet. IIRC, they went to a house somewhere and I think the other two were already there waiting. I believe they said something like he "offered her up" to his buddies. This info as well as the above info about not telling the father was reported on one of the many TV shows covering this story so I don't have a link.

Also, your statement "that the case was not pursued by authorities" is misleading. It wasn't pursued because she declined to press charges. They mentioned this on one of the TV shows when they covered this story and here's a quote that backs that up:

"Relatives told Essence magazine in an online story this week that the woman declined to pursue the case out of fear for her safety."

Link:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DUKE_LACROSSE?SITE=TXSAN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT