Rape Allegations Against FSU Jameis Winston

Gator Bill · Apr 17, 2014

I assume all of you have heard of this and probably read this article.

Some pretty heave criticism against the Tallahassee Police Depart and Florida State.

Tallahassee, Fla. — Early on the morning of Dec. 7, 2012, a freshman at Florida State University reported that she had been raped by a stranger somewhere off campus after a night of drinking at a popular Tallahassee bar called Potbelly’s.

As she gave her account to the police, several bruises began to appear, indicating recent trauma. Tests would later find semen on her underwear.

For nearly a year, the events of that evening remained a well-kept secret until the woman’s allegations burst into the open, roiling the university and threatening a prized asset: Jameis Winston, one of the marquee names of college football.

Three weeks after Mr. Winston was publicly identified as the suspect, the storm had passed. The local prosecutor announced that he lacked the evidence to charge Mr. Winston with rape. The quarterback would go on to win the Heisman Trophy and lead Florida State to the national championship.

After a Florida State student accused quarterback Jameis Winston of rape, the police did not interview him or obtain his DNA. Phil Sears/Associated Press
In his announcement, the prosecutor, William N. Meggs, acknowledged a number of shortcomings in the police investigation. 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. Even so, he cautioned, a better investigation might have yielded the same result.

The case has unfolded as colleges and universities across the country are facing rising criticism over how they deal with sexual assault, as well as questions about whether athletes sometimes receive preferential treatment. The Times’s examination — based on police and university records, as well as interviews with people close to the case, including lawyers and sexual assault experts — found that, in the Winston case, Florida State did little to determine what had happened.
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Rape Alligations Against Jameis Winston

IrishCorey · Apr 18, 2014

When these guys finally unionize, they're going to need real good lawyers to keep people from cleaning out the cash pool of union dues.. because they won't stop recruiting rapists, criminals and thugs..

Gator Bill · Apr 18, 2014

Corey, you referring to FSU or college football in general?

IrishCorey · Apr 19, 2014

Throw a dart, really.

George Krebs · Apr 19, 2014

I think it involves many of the major football and basketball programs; some more than others.

In our respective quests to sign the best "athlete", sometimes we get kids from very sketchy backgrounds. Raised in broken homes or worse with an overwhelming emphasis on making the quick buck. Many are no strangers to violent crime in their families, schools and neighborhoods. Their entertainment idols are performers from similar backgrounds who basically use the same themes; drug culture and women as whores and playthings. Their educational levels are usually years behind their white counterparts.

Some universities have a bigger problem with thug players than others because their institutional standards are continually dumbed down to accommodate their revenue producing athletes. Add in university admin that is willing to look the other way, a supportive police department and fan bases that do not want anything to jeopardize the program and you have your recipe for stories like Winston's and countless others.

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