I am very angry right now, so please excuse me if I make comments about castrating these assholes.

Coach resigns, new search warrant issued, and Lacrosse team member gets suspended from school

"On Wednesday Mike Pressler(head coach of the Lacrosse team) offered his resignation to athletic director Joe Alleva in the wake of the scandal at the Durham campus involving allegations of team members raping and sexually abusing an exotic dancer at a team party last month. His resignation was accepted. The school also announced the cancellation of the remainder of the season and the continuation of the program is uncertain." Source: Newsday.com

I wonder why he wants to quit all of the sudden...

Mike Pressler(head coach of the Lacrosse team)

Probable Cause Affidavit continued

During a search warrant at 610 N. Buchanan on 3-16-2006 the victim’s four red polished fingernails were recovered inside the residence consistent to her version of the attack. She claimed she was clawing at one of the suspect’s arms in an attempt to breathe while being strangled. During that time the nails broke off. The victim’s make up bag, cell phone, and identification were also located inside the residence during the search warrant. Finally, a pile of twenty dollar bills were recovered inside the residence totaling $160.00 consistent with the victim claiming $400.00 cash in all twenty dollar bills was taken from her purse immediately after the rape. The victim was treated and evaluated at duke university Medical Center emergency Room shortly after the attack took place. A forensic Sexual Assault Nurse and Physician conducted the examination. Medical records and interviews that were obtained by a subpoena revealed the victim had signs, symptoms, and injuries consistent with being raped and sexually assaulted vaginally and anally. Furthermore, the nurse stated the injuries and her behavior were consistent with a traumatic experience.

The victim stated she did not think the names the suspects were providing her were their own. She stated one male identified himself as Adam, but everyone at the party was calling him Dan. In addition, the witness/co-worker stated the men at the party told her they were members of the Duke Baseball and Track Team to hide the true identity of their sports affiliation – Duke Lacrosse Team Members. In a non-custodial interview with Daniel Flannery, resident of 610 N. Buchanan and Duke Lacrosse Team Captain; Mr. Flannery admitted using an alias to make the reservation to have the dancers attend the Lacrosse Team party.

The three residents stated during the non-custodial interviews that their fellow Duke Lacrosse Team Members were the ones who attended this party. They knew everyone there, and stated there were no strangers who showed up at the event. It is the affiant’s belief the suspects used each other names to disguise their own identities and create an atmosphere where confusion would become a factor in this event should problems arise in the future where any actions or conduct would be questions. In addition, further interviews showed that. The players also used numbers when calling for one and another across the room again to hide their identities.

Sgt. Gottlieb was contacted by a confidential source. The source provided Sgt. Gottlieb a copy of an email sent by email address ryan.mcfadyen@duke.edu. The email dated March 14, 2006 at 1:58am stated:

To Whom It May Concern:

tomorrow night, after tonight’s show, ive decided to have some strippers over to edens 2c. all are welcome. however there will be no nudity. i plan on killing bitches as soon as the walk in and proceeding to cut their skin off while ------- in my duke issue spandex. All in besides arch and tack please respond

41

The number 41 is the jersey number for Ryan McFadyen, a member of the Duke Lacrosse team.

Ryan McFadyen

Dan Flannery

JUSTICE

On 3/14/06 at 1:22am Durham City Police Officers were called to the Kroger on Hillsborough Road. The victim reported to the officers that she had been sexually assaulted at 610 North Buchanan Blvd. The investigation revealed that the victim and another female had an appointment to dance at 610 North Buchanan Blvd. The victim reported that they began to perform their dance in master bedroom area. After a few minutes, the males watching them started to get excited and aggressive. The victim and her fellow dancer decided to leave because they were concerned for their safety. As the two women got into a vehicle, they were approached by one of the suspects. He apologized and requested they go back inside and continue to dance. Shortly after going back in to the dwelling the two women were separated. Two males, Adam and Matt pulled her in to the bathroom. Some one closed the door to the bathroom where she was, and said“sweetheart you can't leave.” The victim stated she tried to leave and the three males(Adam, Bret, and Matt) force fully held her legs and arms and sexually assaulted her anally, vaginally and orally. The victim stated she was hit, kicked and strangled during the assault and she attempted to defend herself, but was overpowered. The victim reported she was sexually assaulted for an approximate 30 minute time period by the three males.

The victim reported that she was raped, sodomized, and strangled; the ridiculous response from the team was expression of ''sincere regret over the lapse in judgment in having the party.'' But they say the DNA tests will prove ''that any allegation that a sexual assault or rape occurred is totally and transparently false.''

"The circumstances of the rape indicated a deep racial motivation for some of the things that were done. It makes a crime that is by its nature one of the most offensive and invasive even more so."

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District Attorney Mike Nifong

"I asked her what had happened, and she said it was a long story, and she left...I knew somebody had beat her because you could look at her face and tell that her face was swollen. It was all around her eyes, and her jaw was swollen. She tried to get out of the car but she couldn't walk."

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Victim's father

"Thank your grandpa for my cotton shirt"

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One of the suspects

Even though the school has taken down the roster on their website, I have aqcuired the list for all to see:






Through some internet investigative work of my own, I was able to obtain full names of Duke LaCrosse players whose first names are mentioned in the victim's account. The below are simply Duke's Lacrosse players whose names match the victim's account.


Matt Zash


Matt Danowski


Bret Thompson

Both Thompson and Zash are team captains who submitted the statement that refutes the allegations against them.

Let the parents know how you feel...

Durham is a fairly racially balanced city; blacks and whites each comprise about 45 percent of the population. But Duke does not mirror the community at large -- only 11 percent of the 6,244 undergraduates are black. The economic chasm between the university and the town is also large. It costs about $44,000 to attend Duke -- $3,000 more than the mean household income in Durham, and about $34,000 more than the in-state cost of attending North Carolina Central. This just shows what kind of attorneys these students' parent can afford.

Why would Duke want to cover up for these guys?

Duke slips and slides past Loyola, 9-7
by joelax44 from lax.com on March 12, 2006

The #2 ranked Duke Blue Devils survived a strong push from #20 Loyola. After falling behind early, 1-0 and 2-1, Duke went on a five-goal scoring burst spanning the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter. Matt Zash led the way for the Blue Devils at the 2nd First Four in California. This time the invitational was held in San Diego on the campus of the University of San Diego. Zash’s 3 goals and assist were enough to earn him game MVP. Intermittent rain made the otherwise superbly run event challenging as both teams up and down the field struggled with traction. Loyola was paced by Patrick Kenney who went two-and-two on the day in the 9-7 losing effort. Both goalies, Michael Fretwell for Loyola and Dan Loftus for Duke, made some important saves contributing 10 saves a piece.

Interview with Duke’s Matt Zash – MVP of the game

“I think coming out here was a little bit of a distraction. We were all looking forward to it. Coming down here, regardless of the weather, ya know this game was a real test for us. This game was a real test for us for many reasons, one coming off a big loss to Maryland, we didn’t feel we played well at all. Maryland played their best and we didn’t bring ours. It’s no secret we lost a couple guys to injuries this week. A couple guys were banged up after that game and we had to have other guys, specifically defensemen, step it up and ya know give it their all today.”

”Well I don’t mind the weather, the kicker was that back in Durham it was 75 and sunny with a light breeze, that was really what disappointed us. But I mean, it was great to come out here. Get away from it and see the sights. We tried to stay focused as best we could and keep the distractions to a minimum. We’re thrilled to be out here.”

“I think for us it was adjusting to the conditions out there. It was a little slippery out there, initially we had to change our game plan a little bit, because it was a little more difficult for a change of direction. We didn’t really need to change our defensive package.”

“We ran a clinic with the Rancho Bernardo kids for a little bit. They seem like they got a couple good promising prospects. With the varsity team. [Did you get to see Yeatman at all?] Yeah, he’s a big boy. And I think he’ll do well with Notre Dame and whatever he wants to do.”

Interview with Duke Head Coach Mike Pressler

“Well, the game was a very emotional game for us. Ya know, a heartbreaking loss to Maryland, a game we gave away we felt. Then on Monday we lost arguably our best defenseman to an ACL injury, Casey Carroll, for the season. At practice. Then we played Holy Cross, but we didn’t have it during the week. We all lost a piece of us, such an emotional leader of our team. Arguably a first team AA type of player and to come out here at the end of midterms. We started spring break today and the kids had a ton of work. Exams, guys were up the last couple of nights until 3 in the morning, emailing it back to Duke. So its been a very, very difficult situation.

[it wasn’t a vacation] Yeah. And then you look at the field, the field really hurt us I felt. We couldn’t change direction. Then it became just a north-south game, we really started to pound it in from the midfield. Matt Danowski couldn’t get going because of his footing. He can’t change direction, if you can’t change direction, it’s difficult to come from behind the goal. If you’re not gonna change direction make one move and sprint, then you gotta try something in front of the goal and that’s what we did in the second half.”

The response from Duke was very poor and in total favor of the players and its image.

This act was not only a gang rape, but racially motivated and premeditated. We all know money can buy us out of most situations, but one way or another, they will suffer for this.