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Posted: 9/17/2009 6:04:09 AM EDT
DA: Hofstra student lied about rape; 4 released
September 17, 2009 By ANN GIVENS [email protected] Photo credit: James Carbone | A Hofstra student's rape claim was recanted, Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice said Wednesday night. From left, From left, Jesus Ortiz, Kevin Taveras, Stalin Felipe and Rondell Bedward give a thumbs up after being released from a Nassau jail and cleared of all charges. (Sept. 16, 2009) Videos News Rape charges dismissed; four released from jail. Galleries Long Island DA: Hofstra rape claim was made up The Hofstra University student who told police that she had been tied up in a college dormitory stall Sunday and gang-raped by five men –– one of them a student –– told prosecutors late Wednesday that she lied about the incident, Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement. –– EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Four men joyful in release; Hofstra students react to news After hearing the news, prosecutors convened a late-night court hearing at First District Court in Hempstead, where Judge Robert Bruno signed an order dismissing the charges against the four men in the case, Rice said. They were released a short time later from Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow and were greeted by family members who embraced them, laughing and weeping with joy. –– PHOTOS: Rondell Bedward, Kevin Taveras, Stalin Felipe and Jesus L. Ortiz celebrate after being cleared of all charges "I'm happy," said Kevin Taveras, 20, of Brentwood, as he walked from the jail. "I just want to go home now." Asked what the past few days have been like, Taveras, who works for Cablevision, Newsday's parent company, said, "It was terrible. It was terrible. I feel like our names were tarnished. But maybe with all the news out, people will see we're not rapers." In a phone conversation late Wednesday night, Stalin Felipe, 19, another of the accused, said he was relieved. "I'm feeling great right now," said Felipe, who was with his sister, Carol Felipe, and Taveras at a relative's home in Brentwood. "Me and [Taveras] were smiling. We couldn't believe this was true. I thought it was a dream, a pretty good one." The 18-year-old woman made a "full recantation" in an interview with two prosecutors Wednesday evening, and admitted that the encounter had been consensual. The four men had told police that the sex had been consensual when they were arrested, one law enforcement source said. Rice said her office has opened an "immediate criminal investigation into the statements and reports given by the woman in connection with this incident." That investigation will determine whether the woman is charged with a crime, said Eric Phillips, a spokesman for the district attorney. Phillips said prosecutors are not releasing the woman's name at this time, both because she has not been charged with a crime, and because they fear for her safety. After hearing the woman had recanted her story, Hofstra Vice President of University Relations Melissa Connolly said Wednesday night, "This week has been a very difficult one for our entire community, and we will need time to heal and understand the events of the last few days." The men arrested on the rape charges were Hofstra student Rondell Bedward, 21, Felipe, 19, and Jesus L. Ortiz, 19, all of the Bronx; and Taveras. All had been charged with five counts of first-degree rape. Outside the jail just before 11 Wednesday night, Felipe said he wants to move on. "I don't even have any hard feelings," he said. "I am happy to be alive. To be a caged animal when you are not guilty is the worst." But he added, "I'm 19. I have my whole life in front of me, and suddenly it was all over. I was facing 5 to 25 years in jail." As for what he's going to do next, Taveras was concerned about his job. "I'm going to try to get my job back. HR called me and left a message, but I never got it because I was locked up." Despite what happened, Taveras felt concerned for his accuser. "I don't know why she said what she did say. I hope she doesn't go through what we went through." Taveras' father, however, was not feeling as magnanimous. "No one from the system had the courtesy to call my house and let me know my son is released," said Ramiro Taveras, 43. "There's no words to describe what me and my family went through for these three days." The woman had originally told police that she had been dancing with Ortiz at an on-campus party just before 3 a.m. when he grabbed her cell phone from her belt and went outside. The woman told police she followed Ortiz to a dormitory hallway, where she was confronted by Felipe. The woman said the two men forced her into a men's room toilet stall, tied her up and raped her, police said. She said later the three other men entered the bathroom and raped her, too, police said. Officials said the woman had immediately reported the incident to campus security. Hofstra then notified Nassau police. Within hours, the four men were arrested, officials said. –– PHOTOS: Rondell Bedward, Kevin Taveras, Stalin Felipe and Jesus L. Ortiz celebrate after being cleared of all charges. –– EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Four men joyful in release; Hofstra students react to news Newsday writer Bill Mason and freelance writer Daniel Edward Rosen contributed to this story. http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/da-hofstra-student-lied-about-rape-4-released-1.1454571 Prison time for the bitch. |
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Prison time for the bitch. Yup. Not only for what the guys went through, but also because she made it that much harder for women who really are raped to be believed. |
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I had a topic about hanging these dudes!! Now, she should face what ever punishment they were to receive!!!
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I had a topic about hanging these dudes!! Now, she should face what ever punishment they were to receive!!! Four life sentences sounds about right. Or 4x20 years. That'll work too. |
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"Stalin?" What kind of fuck knuckle names their kid Stalin?
I wonder if his brothers Lenin, Kruschev, Mao and Castro were relieved to hear of his release. |
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Prison time for the bitch. Sadly - that won't happen. 95% of the time they let these "cry rape" women slide with no charges. Whick is why this keeps happening over and over again.... because women have come to expect that there will be no punishment for a fabricated rape claim. |
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Let me see if I get this story right. The girl in question pulled a train, the next morning she felt like a slut and cried rape, is that about it?
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Let me see if I get this story right. The girl in question pulled a train, the next morning she felt like a slut and cried rape, is that about it? The 18-year-old woman made a "full recantation" in an interview with two prosecutors Wednesday evening, and admitted that the encounter had been consensual. |
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If you lie down with a cheap slut, you better expect the worse. It's not right these guys were falsely accused, but they chose to get involved with someone of extremely low character (the guys are scum also). Nothing good can come of it when a group of lowlife's get together.
If you think with your brain instead of your dick, these problems will be avoided. |
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Prison time for the bitch. Yup. Not only for what the guys went through, but also because she made it that much harder for women who really are raped to be believed. Yep. This will likely make actual rapists bolder and feel like they can get away with it. Ho should do the time that the accused were facing. |
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Prison time for the bitch. Sadly - that won't happen. 95% of the time they let these "cry rape" women slide with no charges. Whick is why this keeps happening over and over again.... because women have come to expect that there will be no punishment for a fabricated rape claim. I know but it's bullshit. Same with the Duke case the bitch should have been put in prison. Until they start locking these bitches up it will keep happening. |
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The 18-year-old woman made a "full recantation" in an interview with two prosecutors Wednesday evening, and admitted that the encounter had been consensual.
The four men had told police that the sex had been consensual when they were arrested, one law enforcement source said. Act like a dog, lie down with a dog, wake up with fleas............. |
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What's this world coming to when you need a signed notarized hold-harmless agreement before you can run a train on someone.
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Why wont they publish her name and pic since she lied about what happened. Seems like it's only fair to let people know who the dingbat is.
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Phillips said prosecutors are not releasing the woman's name at this time, both because she has not been charged with a crime, and because they fear for her safety.
To hell with that, print it in bold, assholes. Link "Every year since 1989, in about 25 percent of the sexual assault cases referred to the FBI where results could be obtained, the primary suspect has been excluded by forensic DNA testing. Specifically, FBI officials report that out of roughly 10,000 sexual assault cases since 1989, about 2,000 tests have been inconclusive, about 2,000 tests have excluded the primary suspect, and about 6,000 have "matched" or included the primary suspect."
The authors continued, "these percentages have remained constant for 7 years, and the National Institute of Justice's informal survey of private laboratories reveals a strikingly similar 26 percent exclusion rate." If the foregoing results can be extrapolated, then the rate of false reports is roughly between 20 (if DNA excludes an accused) to 40 percent (if inconclusive DNA is added). The relatively low estimate of 25 to 26 percent is probably accurate, especially since it is supported by other sources. Estimates are allllllllllll over the place though, study results range from 2% to 90%, Link |
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Well she has already destroyed her crediability. For the rest of her life she may not claim anyone has commited any sex crime of any type against her because she has lied this time. Any defense attorney worth his salt (I would think) would destroy her on the stand. She lied about being raped. I suppose she might be a target for a rapest now since she may not cry rape.
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A Hofstra student's rape claim was recanted, Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice said Wednesday night. From left, Jesus Ortiz, Kevin Taveras, Stalin Felipe and Rondell Bedward give a thumbs-up after being released from a Nassau jail and cleared of charges |
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They're offering her therapy. Bitch needs to go to prison.
Bitch banged 4 guys and cried rape to her boyfriend. What a whore. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Prison time for the bitch. Yup. Not only for what the guys went through, but also because she made it that much harder for women who really are raped to be believed. The feminists would howl... |
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Hang with trash, you get treated like trash.
They need to make better acquaintances and leave the junk in the trunk when they meet a skank who wants a train bang. |
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Quoted: Phillips said prosecutors are not releasing the woman's name at this time, both because she has not been charged with a crime, and because they fear for her safety. To hell with that, print it in bold, assholes. Link "Every year since 1989, in about 25 percent of the sexual assault cases referred to the FBI where results could be obtained, the primary suspect has been excluded by forensic DNA testing. Specifically, FBI officials report that out of roughly 10,000 sexual assault cases since 1989, about 2,000 tests have been inconclusive, about 2,000 tests have excluded the primary suspect, and about 6,000 have "matched" or included the primary suspect." The authors continued, "these percentages have remained constant for 7 years, and the National Institute of Justice's informal survey of private laboratories reveals a strikingly similar 26 percent exclusion rate." If the foregoing results can be extrapolated, then the rate of false reports is roughly between 20 (if DNA excludes an accused) to 40 percent (if inconclusive DNA is added). The relatively low estimate of 25 to 26 percent is probably accurate, especially since it is supported by other sources. Estimates are allllllllllll over the place though, study results range from 2% to 90%, Link In being an LEO in my corner of the world, I would put the number of rape complaints I believed to be true as WELL under 50 percent. YMMV. |
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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/Runningeagle/3563565965.jpg A Hofstra student's rape claim was recanted, Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice said Wednesday night. From left, Jesus Ortiz, Kevin Taveras, Stalin Felipe and Rondell Bedward give a thumbs-up after being released from a Nassau jail and cleared of charges Photoshop material right here. |
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I wouldn't be giving the thumbs up if everyone now knew that I was getting sloppy fourths
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I think we are missing the bigger picture.
This woman recanted her story and the "victims" were released. How many innocent victims are in prison because the false accusations weren't recanted? Could it be hundreds, maybe thousands? There has to be a way to fix this and there has to be a way to get these people out of jail. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Prison time for the bitch. Yup. Not only for what the guys went through, but also because she made it that much harder for women who really are raped to be believed. just curious, what race was the female? |
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Prison time for the bitch. Yup. Not only for what the guys went through, but also because she made it that much harder for women who really are raped to be believed. +1. I think 10 years with a felony record is entirely appropriate. |
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Prison time for the bitch. Sadly - that won't happen. 95% of the time they let these "cry rape" women slide with no charges. Whick is why this keeps happening over and over again.... because women have come to expect that there will be no punishment for a fabricated rape claim. I know but it's bullshit. Same with the Duke case the bitch should have been put in prison. Until they start locking these bitches up it will keep happening. And that's the problem; they won't. So airheaded college sorority girls know they can continue to make this shit up and receive no consequences. |
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Phillips said prosecutors are not releasing the woman's name at this time, both because she has not been charged with a crime, and because they fear for her safety.
To hell with that, print it in bold, assholes. Link "Every year since 1989, in about 25 percent of the sexual assault cases referred to the FBI where results could be obtained, the primary suspect has been excluded by forensic DNA testing. Specifically, FBI officials report that out of roughly 10,000 sexual assault cases since 1989, about 2,000 tests have been inconclusive, about 2,000 tests have excluded the primary suspect, and about 6,000 have "matched" or included the primary suspect."
The authors continued, "these percentages have remained constant for 7 years, and the National Institute of Justice's informal survey of private laboratories reveals a strikingly similar 26 percent exclusion rate." If the foregoing results can be extrapolated, then the rate of false reports is roughly between 20 (if DNA excludes an accused) to 40 percent (if inconclusive DNA is added). The relatively low estimate of 25 to 26 percent is probably accurate, especially since it is supported by other sources. Estimates are allllllllllll over the place though, study results range from 2% to 90%, Link Franky, if it's shown that in rape cases 25% of the allegations are false, that's grounds for a re trial for every man who was imprisoned on a rape charge that didn't have the benefit of DNA testing. |
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She should serve time in jail and also be sued for slander against the guys she falsely accused.
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Prison time for the bitch. Yup. Not only for what the guys went through, but also because she made it that much harder for women who really are raped to be believed. just curious, what race was the female? What does it matter? A false accusation is a false accusation.... |
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Hofstra Student Could Face Criminal Charges for Rape Allegations
Friday, September 18, 2009 Danmell Ndonye Hofstra University freshman Danmell Ndonye could face criminal charges after lying to police about being tied up and gang raped in a dormitory bathroom during a fraternity party. Ndonye's allegations led to the arrest of four men whose names and pictures were widely circulated following her accusations. Investigators said that a video of the sexual encounter shows Ndonye consenting to the sex romp. Ndonye later recanted her allegations of rape, confessing to police that she had made up the charges because she had been afraid to tell her boyfriend about the illicit bathroom encounter. Ndonye has been suspended from school pending a disciplinary hearing, said Hofstra spokeswoman Melissa Connolly. The spokeswoman also said that a suspension against Rondell Bedward — the only Hofstra student among the five men implicated — had been lifted. The attorney for another of the accused men, 20-year-old Kevin Taveras, said that the video of the sexual encounter confirms reports that the victim was not forcibly attacked. "It looks more like a porn movie," Victor Daly-Rivera said. "It showed just the opposite of what the allegations were. There was no tying up, there was no bruising, there was no screaming." On Wednesday night, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice revealed that the 18-year-old accuser had recanted and said the sex with the five men had been consensual. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,552041,00.html?test=latestnews Pick of the bitch at the link. |
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One of the reasons why I am against the death penalty.
I guarantee if the original story was posted here there were guys saying things like “string 'em up” and “take them out back and shoot them.” |
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Prison time for the bitch. Yup. Not only for what the guys went through, but also because she made it that much harder for women who really are raped to be believed. just curious, what race was the female? She was African American as were the people she accused. Not the same setup as the Duke case. |
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Wonder how long the video was available to the police before they turned the accused loose.
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One of the reasons why I am against the death penalty. I guarantee if the original story was posted here there were guys saying things like “string 'em up” and “take them out back and shoot them.” I'm pro death penalty but I think it should only be used with damn good evidence. The Christian/Newsome murders as an example. Violent rape with iron clad proof, child molestation (person video taping it or DNA found on the victim. |
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Lets hope the bitch goes to jail and the video makes it to the net..
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Wonder how long the video was available to the police before they turned the accused loose. Wonder if she would have stuck to her story if there hadn't been a video? |
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Wonder how long the video was available to the police before they turned the accused loose. Same here. |
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Investigators said that a video of the sexual encounter shows Ndonye consenting to the sex romp.
1: It's on tape, and she thought she could get away with this? 2: Video? Was there a lot of high-fiving and fist bumping as they took turns? 3: WTF is wrong with people? One of the reasons why I am against the death penalty.
I guarantee if the original story was posted here there were guys saying things like “string 'em up” and “take them out back and shoot them.” That's a reason to be against lynching parties, not the death penalty. |
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Wonder how long the video was available to the police before they turned the accused loose. Same here. My belief, based on nothing other than instinct, is that they had the video for a few hours and waited to cut those guys loose until they had their "gotcha" moment with the prosecutrix. But, who knows. |
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Wonder how long the video was available to the police before they turned the accused loose. Wonder if she would have stuck to her story if there hadn't been a video? Doesn't sound like the physical evidence matched her description of events. But, with a complaining witness its very difficult for DAs to dump a case even if they suspect its BS. |
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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/Runningeagle/3563565965.jpg A Hofstra student's rape claim was recanted, Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice said Wednesday night. From left, Jesus Ortiz, Kevin Taveras, Stalin Felipe and Rondell Bedward give a thumbs-up after being released from a Nassau jail and cleared of charges Photoshop material right here. |
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Why wont they publish her name and pic since she lied about what happened. Seems like it's only fair to let people know who the dingbat is. Her picture was on Fox News late last night. It wasn't a good clear pic but she was recognizable. Not cute, BTW. |
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The 18-year-old woman made a "full recantation" in an interview with two prosecutors Wednesday evening, and admitted that the encounter had been consensual. The four men had told police that the sex had been consensual when they were arrested, one law enforcement source said. JW777's rule for a happy life: Do not screw around with crazy bitches. Rice said her office has opened an "immediate criminal investigation into the statements and reports given by the woman in connection with this incident." That investigation will determine whether the woman is charged with a crime, said Eric Phillips, a spokesman for the district attorney. ...and the various feminazi groups will scream and howl if she is charged because they'll complain that it will stop women from bringing real rape charges. After hearing the woman had recanted her story, Hofstra Vice President of University Relations Melissa Connolly said Wednesday night, "This week has been a very difficult one for our entire community, and we will need time to heal and understand the events of the last few days." What y'all need to do is expel her for her attempt to frame a group of innocent dudes as rapists. I'm pretty sure there's an applicable part of the student handbook. Officials said the woman had immediately reported the incident to campus security. Hofstra then notified Nassau police. Within hours, the four men were arrested, officials said. There are a huge number of false allegations of rape and sexual assault on college campuses. Perhaps that should be considered when you're thinking about charging a bunch of guys for rape. |
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In being an LEO in my corner of the world, I would put the number of rape complaints I believed to be true as WELL under 50 percent. YMMV.[/quote] On college campuses it's probably even less than your figure. |
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