Duke Rape Case "Victim" Gives Birth, Paternity Test Ordered
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Paternity test ordered in Duke lacrosse case
DURHAM, N.C. — The judge in the Duke University lacrosse case has ordered a
paternity test to determine the father of a child born to the woman accusing
three players of sexual assault.
Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith III requested the paternity test in a
written court order filed Wednesday.
Defense attorneys had first requested the test in December before the child
was born to eliminate any paternity question. The woman said she was
attacked by the players during a team party in March.
Smith approved the paternity test during a hearing in December, but didn't
make the order official until Wednesday.
The accuser gave birth to a girl last week at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill,
a person familiar with the case has told The Associated Press. The source
spoke anonymously because the information had not yet been made public.
Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong has said the pregnancy is almost
certainly unrelated to the night of the team party. Both sides agreed the
test should be conducted to silence any doubts about a connection to the
case.
Rape charges were dropped against the three players last month though they
still face charges of sexual offense and kidnapping. All three maintain
their innocence.
Smith also ordered that attorneys be given transcripts from a closed-door
hearing they attended in December to discuss sealed records in the case. The
transcripts were ordered sealed, and no details were provided about what was
discussed during the hearing.
Defense lawyers have asked for records detailing the accuser's military
service, social services interaction and medical information.
Michael Snyder
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> has been in the military...lots of new
> info here...
We knew about the military service from way way back.
She divorced her first husband after being caught cheating
with a fellow service-member.
Polymer Jones
cro...@earthlink.net wrote:
> apparently she gave birth last week...has been in the military...lots of new
> info here...
>
> Paternity test ordered in Duke lacrosse case
>
It's a marsupial!