Charges Dropped Against Gang Rape Suspects

[ECH1969]

Charges were dropped Wednesday against men accused of a Sacramento gang rape after the alleged victim recanted her allegations.

"It was clear that this person had made up, fabicated essentially everything that had supposedly happened," said defense attorney David Lynch, adding that the woman admitted to accepting money to take part in the creation of a pornographic video tape.

Within the past two days, photos suggesting the entire encounter was consensual were delivered by a defense attorney to police. The District Attorney's Office confronted the woman with the evidence Wednesday morning.

"We needed to dismiss this case for insufficient evidence," said Noah Phillips, deputy district attorney. "There would be no way a jury would come to the conclusion that the sexual events were anything other than consensual". Last month, the woman told authorities she was gang raped by five men over the course of 12 hours at a Fourth Avenue apartment complex.

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[Katherine Brengle]

1. Bah...

It is impossible for us to know if she recanted to save herself from the humiliation and degradation of an aquittal or dismissal or because the allegations really were false...

It is unfortunate that this story gets coverage (the dropped charges) when a woman is being raped every 2-5 minutes in this country and not getting the protection and support she deserves...

[ECH1969]

2. Did you read this?

Within the past two days, photos suggesting the entire encounter was consensual were delivered by a defense attorney to police. The District Attorney's Office confronted the woman with the evidence Wednesday morning.

[Katherine Brengle]

4. I wasn't saying that this...

was the wrong outcome--I wasn't there, so I don't know what went down.

It just upsets me when these kinds of stories get tons of press and make ALL alleged rape victims look like lairs in the court of public opinion.

[cantstandbush]

3. And I am sure many will belive that this was at Duke Univ by just the

headlines.