As my earlier post suggested, the evidence of rape in the investigation of the Duke Lacrosse team appears to be dwindling every day. The N&O noted the same doubts are now appearing in the Crimestoppers reports:
In an April 3 news release offering cash rewards for information, CrimeStoppers coordinator Cpl. David Addison wrote, “The victim was sodomized, raped, assaulted and robbed. This horrific crime sent shock waves throughout our community.”
Tuesday at 11:16 a.m., Addison e-mailed the same release, but modified the first sentence to read: “The victim alleges that she was sodomized, raped, assaulted and robbed.” The second sentence calling the incident a “horrific crime” was deleted.
Eighteen minutes later, an amended CrimeStoppers release was sent. The only change was that “the victim” was now referred to as “the complainant.”
Mike Nifong, are you listening?