Hofstra student claims gang rape, recants story

[Amigone201]

First the initial story.

Police on Long Island say four men have been arrested and a fifth is being sought in connection with the campus rape of an 18-year-old Hofstra University student.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?se...cal&id=7015348



Tonight, she recanted.

The Hofstra University student who accused five young men of gang-raping her in a campus dorm stunningly recanted her claim last night, and the four suspects were sprung from jail just before 10:30 p.m.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/h...WlUP24qxSeVptM

(Sorry to quote the NY Post a.k.a. the Daily Mail of New York. It was the most comprehensive article available right now.)

[Seburiel]

Maybe she should go to jail for the same amount of time that they would have if they had been convicted...

[Chloe]

Originally Posted by Seburiel

Maybe she should go to jail for the same amount of time that they would have if they had been convicted...

Because that would encourage people to recant false accusations?

[Amigone201]

Originally Posted by Seburiel

Maybe she should go to jail for the same amount of time that they would have if they had been convicted...

Yeah, except false reporting is a B Misdemeanor. (240.50)

[Artemis]

Well, is she just saying she doesn't want to go forward or is she saying that she genuinely lied? I mean, don't some victims back out of pressing charges out of fear or whatnot?

[Amigone201]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Well, is she just saying she doesn't want to go forward or is she saying that she genuinely lied? I mean, don't some victims back out of pressing charges out of fear or whatnot?

Yeah, I thought that too, but there's a video of the incident.

[Artemis]

Link isn't working for me but I read somewhere else about the surviellance video. It said most of it took place in the bathroom, though, would that be taped? Though I guess the tape could show her voluntarily going into the bathroom with the guys...

ETA: htonl, I know what it said. I just mean that in a lot of situations, the victim (well, or supposed victim in this case) might say that it was consensual to avoid going through with a trial or anything out of fear, maybe. Okay, not the smartest thing ever, but I'm sure it has happened.

ETA again: Oh, apparently there was a cell phone video...

[PatYoung]

Here folks think it was not a coerced recanting.

[htonl]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Well, is she just saying she doesn't want to go forward or is she saying that she genuinely lied? I mean, don't some victims back out of pressing charges out of fear or whatnot?

Well, according to the article:

"Late [last night] ... the alleged victim of the sexual assault admitted that the encounter that took place early Sunday morning was consensual," said Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice.