It is almost inconceivable how devious Durham's DA Mike Nifong is. The incredible news is this:
The head of a private DNA laboratory said under oath Friday that he and District Attorney Mike Nifong agreed not to report DNA results favorable to Duke lacrosse players charged with rape.
Brian Meehan, director of DNA Security, said his lab found DNA from unidentified men in the underwear and on the body of the woman who said she was gang-raped at a lacrosse party in March. Nurses collected the samples a few hours after the alleged assault.
Meehan said during the procedural hearing that the DNA did not come from Reade Seligmann, David Evans or Collin Finnerty, who have been charged with rape and sexual assault in the case.
So the DA was basically engaged in a conspiracy to conceal exculpatory evidence in a rape case that made national headlines and generated all kinds of race and class controversy. Instead of outing the truth he basically let America stew in its juices. He destroyed the lives of innocent college kids by allowing their indictments to stand. This guy needs to be smacked with some kind of sanctions. I'd disbar him at the very least. I suspect that he'll get sued somehow if being a DA doesn't foreclose that possibility, but this really stinks. If I was the parent of one of those kids, I'd be absolutely livid. I'd have to be restrained.
Nifong has undermined the integrity of his office and done great damage to a lot of people. He is a complete and total disgrace. This is the kind of malfeasance the destroys the credibility of the justice system. Off with his head.
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