West Virginian Woman, who said she was raped and beaten, recants story.

[omid17]

very similar case that happened a month ago

DA: Hofstra student lied about rape; 4 released

The Hofstra University student who told police that she had been tied up in a college dormitory stall Sunday and gang-raped by five men -- one of them a student -- told prosecutors late Wednesday that she lied about the incident, Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement.

After hearing the news, prosecutors convened a late-night court hearing at First District Court in Hempstead, where Judge Robert Bruno signed an order dismissing the charges against the four men in the case, Rice said.
They were released a short time later from Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow and were greeted by family members who embraced them, laughing and weeping with joy.


The 18-year-old woman made a "full recantation" in an interview with two prosecutors Wednesday evening, and admitted that the encounter had been consensual. The four men had told police that the sex had been consensual when they were arrested, one law enforcement source said.
Rice said her office has opened an "immediate criminal investigation into the statements and reports given by the woman in connection with this incident."
That investigation will determine whether the woman is charged with a crime, said Eric Phillips, a spokesman for the district attorney.
Phillips said prosecutors are not releasing the woman's name at this time, both because she has not been charged with a crime, and because they fear for her safety.


The woman had originally told police that she had been dancing with Ortiz at an on-campus party just before 3 a.m. when he grabbed her cell phone from her belt and went outside.
The woman told police she followed Ortiz to a dormitory hallway, where she was confronted by Felipe. The woman said the two men forced her into a men's room toilet stall, tied her up and raped her, police said. She said later the three other men entered the bathroom and raped her, too, police said.

 

[taskmaster]

If this is true and she lied about being raped she should be forced to serve at least six years for this. Six guys had to spend a year in prison for her lie, she should have to spend the same amount of time. Then again, we're probably never going to find out exactly what went on.

 

[Figs]

If this is true and she lied about being raped she should be forced to serve at least six years for this. Six guys had to spend a year in prison for her lie, she should have to spend the same amount of time. Then again, we're probably never going to find out exactly what went on.

As far as I'm concerned, she confessed to lying. That's good enough in my book. She confessed on her own free will.

 

[BestGirl]

As far as I'm concerned, she confessed to lying. That's good enough in my book. She confessed on her own free will.

They confessed too. I'm inclined to think she was lying but I'll wait and see what the law says.

 

[Wylie Times]

very similar case that happened a month ago

DA: Hofstra student lied about rape; 4 released

I remember this story too. The difference between this and the other incident was that the guys in this case kept saying the sex was consensual. If I remember correctly two of them said they never even had sex with the woman. Also I'm not sure about what DNA evidence (if any) was found in either of those cases.

The situation with the woman in Virginia still seems fishy to me though, I know sometimes false confessions can be forced from people but they had to have more evidence than that to get six convictions without the victim testifying or anything.

 

[Aesop Rocks]

In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

DUN DUN.

 

[BestGirl]

I remember this story too. The difference between this and the other incident was that the guys in this case kept saying the sex was consensual. If I remember correctly two of them said they never even had sex with the woman. Also I'm not sure about what DNA evidence (if any) was found in either of those cases.

The situation with the woman in Virginia still seems fishy to me though, I know sometimes false confessions can be forced from people but they had to have more evidence than that to get six convictions without the victim testifying or anything.

The cops talk like they have more evidence than just the confessions, which is what makes this case so weird.

 

[Wylie Times]

In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

DUN DUN.

Yeah, lets put Ice-T on the job, he can get to the bottom of this.