I’ve declined to talk much about the Duke rape case as, for me, it was a little personal. I didn’t want to come off like a local affiliate TV station that had to find the local angle of a tsunami that hit Indonesia. But as the case began to fall apart, some aspects became all too familiar.
In my early 20’s, I was falsely accused of rape in Boston. As it turned out, I was told by the police I came within three hours from being indicted by an over-zealous district attorney when the “victim†recanted her story. A story made up to hide her disloyal escapades from her boyfriend. So when it comes to this subject, I’m not objective.
We all know how the Duke case has concluded, but one aspect remains raw…. (more…)
