Thursday, April 17, 2014
Report: Florida State, police hardly did a Winston probe - Yardbarker - Ryan Phillips - Here’s the kicker: university officials may have violated federal law by not rapidly investigating either the rape accusation or the witness’s admission that he videotaped part of the encounter. Whether you believe Winston’s account or not, this is a complete outrage. At best Florida State was (likely) criminally negligent in the way it handled things, at worst the school covered up a potential rape by a star athlete. Either way the university and the police department need to be held responsible.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
A Star Player Accused, A Flawed Rape Investigation - NYTimes.com - By WALT BOGDANICH - April 16, 2014 -- In fact, an examination by The New York Times has found that there was virtually no investigation at all, either by the police or the university. The police did not follow the obvious leads that would have quickly identified the suspect as well as witnesses, one of whom videotaped part of the sexual encounter. After the accuser identified Mr. Winston as her assailant, the police did not even attempt to interview him for nearly two weeks and never obtained his DNA. - The detective handling the case waited two months to write his first report and then prematurely suspended his inquiry without informing the accuser. By the time the prosecutor got the case, important evidence had disappeared, including the video of the sexual act. - “They just missed all the basic fundamental stuff that you are supposed to do,” Mr. Meggs said in a recent interview.
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