Dancer Raises Questions About Duke Rape Case
In an interview to be aired this Sunday on the CBS news magazine, 60 Minutes, one of the women hired to dance at a Duke University lacrosse team party now makes statements contradicting her fellow dancer, who accused three men of raping her.
Kim Roberts, who danced at the same party where the alleged rape took place, told correspondent Ed Bradley that she and the accuser were not pulled apart by alleged rapists as stated in the complaint and that she was hearing such information for the first time.
Asked whether she, Roberts, was holding onto the accuser at the beginning of the alleged crime, Bradley read from the complaint, "'Brett, Adam and Matt grabbed me. They separated us at the master bedroom door while we tried to hold on to each other. Bret, Adam and Matt took me into the bathroom.' Were you holding on to each other? Were you pulled apart?"
"Nope," Roberts replied.
Questioned further about whether she saw signs of rape from the accuser, Roberts replied, "She obviously wasn't hurt ... because she was fine."
Bradley also interviewed the three defendants, Collin Finnerty, Reade Selligmann and team co-captain David Evans, all of whom proclaim their innocence.
Bradley spoke on The Early Show regarding the case. A video of that interview can be seen here (requires RealPlayer or Windows Media Player): http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2087594n
Posted by bernie at October 13, 2006 12:11 PMI'll be watching 60 Minutes this Sunday. I hope you are well!
Posted by: Ms World at October 13, 2006 3:46 PM