Tawana Brawley: Difference between revisions

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Although public response to her story was at first sympathetic, with celebrities such as [[Bill Cosby]], who would ironically later be revealed as a sex offender, offering vast sums of money towards Brawley, the case quickly became controversial after her representatives Al Sharpton, [[Alton H. Maddox]] and [[C. Vernon Mason]] began making statements widely regarded as ludicrous and intended to spark media coverage, such as claiming that the state government was trying to cover up the crime because the attackers were white and that the KKK, the [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] and the [[Mafia]] had aided in the cover-up. Brawley and her representatives later claimed that [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158750816/harry-crist police officer Harry Crist Jr.], who had committed suicide shortly after Brawley was found, had been one of the rapists, before accusing Assistant District Attorney Steven Pagones of being involved when he attempted to defend the late Crist.

At the height of the controversy, a grand jury was called to hear Brawley's case against Pagones. After hearing from 180 witnesses, seeing 250 exhibits and recording more than 6000 pages of testimony, on 6 October 1988 the grand jury ruled that Brawley's claims had no foundation in fact. Evidence for this included:

At the height of the controversy, a grand jury was called to hear Brawley's case against Pagones. Brawley did not testify despite being subpoenaed to do so. After hearing from 180 witnesses, seeing 250 exhibits and recording more than 6000 pages of testimony, on 6 October 1988 the grand jury ruled that Brawley's claims had no foundation in fact. Evidence for this included:

*A rape kit used on her after her initial claim did not indicate that she had been sexually assaulted.

*The epithets recorded on her body were written upside down, leading the grand jury to suspect she had written them.

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*Although one of her shoes had been cut through, she had no injuries to her foot.

Her mother [[Glenda Brawley]] and stepfather [[Ralph King]] were also alleged to have been aware she was lying, as witnesses testified that they heard Mrs. Brawley telling King that "You shouldn't have taken the money because after it all comes out, they're going to find out the truth" and "They know we're lying and they're going to find out and come and get us". Her boyfriend Daryl Rodriguez later claimed in 1989 that Brawley had told him she was lying. On June 8<sup>th</sup>, 1988, Glenda Brawley was convicted of contempt of court and sentenced to 30 days in prison, but evaded arrest, eventually fleeing with her family to Virginia Beach, ~~where they live to this day~~. ~~in 1988 a court~~ ordered ~~Brawley~~ to pay ~~Steven~~ Pagones $185, 000 compensation; she still had not paid in December 2012 and ~~a court began confiscating money from~~ her ~~wage~~ until the debt was paid.

Her mother [[Glenda Brawley]] and stepfather [[Ralph King]] were also alleged to have been aware she was lying, as witnesses testified that they heard Mrs. Brawley telling King that "You shouldn't have taken the money because after it all comes out, they're going to find out the truth" and "They know we're lying and they're going to find out and come and get us". Her boyfriend Daryl Rodriguez later claimed in 1989 that Brawley had told him she was lying. On June 8<sup>th</sup>, 1988, Glenda Brawley was convicted of contempt of court and sentenced to 30 days in prison, but evaded arrest, eventually fleeing with her family to Virginia Beach. Steven Pagones later sued Tawana Brawley, Al Sharpton, Alton Maddox and Vernon Mason for defamation. Brawley was ordered to pay Pagones $185, 000 in compensation; she still had not paid by December 2012 and was forced to forfeit her wages until the debt was paid off.

Brawley currently lives under a false identity in Virginia, where she works as a nurse. Since the trial she has converted to Islam and has joined the [[Nation of Islam]], a [[Black supremacy|black supremacist]] hate group.

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 Although public response to her story was at first sympathetic, with celebrities such as [[Bill Cosby]], who would ironically later be revealed as a sex offender, offering vast sums of money towards Brawley, the case quickly became controversial after her representatives Al Sharpton, [[Alton H. Maddox]] and [[C. Vernon Mason]] began making statements widely regarded as ludicrous and intended to spark media coverage, such as claiming that the state government was trying to cover up the crime because the attackers were white and that the KKK, the [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] and the [[Mafia]] had aided in the cover-up. Brawley and her representatives later claimed that [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158750816/harry-crist police officer Harry Crist Jr.], who had committed suicide shortly after Brawley was found, had been one of the rapists, before accusing Assistant District Attorney Steven Pagones of being involved when he attempted to defend the late Crist.
-At the height of the controversy, a grand jury was called to hear Brawley's case against Pagones. After hearing from 180 witnesses, seeing 250 exhibits and recording more than 6000 pages of testimony, on 6 October 1988 the grand jury ruled that Brawley's claims had no foundation in fact. Evidence for this included:
+At the height of the controversy, a grand jury was called to hear Brawley's case against Pagones. Brawley did not testify despite being subpoenaed to do so. After hearing from 180 witnesses, seeing 250 exhibits and recording more than 6000 pages of testimony, on 6 October 1988 the grand jury ruled that Brawley's claims had no foundation in fact. Evidence for this included:
 *A rape kit used on her after her initial claim did not indicate that she had been sexually assaulted.
 *The epithets recorded on her body were written upside down, leading the grand jury to suspect she had written them.
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 *Although one of her shoes had been cut through, she had no injuries to her foot.
-Her mother [[Glenda Brawley]] and stepfather [[Ralph King]] were also alleged to have been aware she was lying, as witnesses testified that they heard Mrs. Brawley telling King that "You shouldn't have taken the money because after it all comes out, they're going to find out the truth" and "They know we're lying and they're going to find out and come and get us". Her boyfriend Daryl Rodriguez later claimed in 1989 that Brawley had told him she was lying. On June 8<sup>th</sup>, 1988, Glenda Brawley was convicted of contempt of court and sentenced to 30 days in prison, but evaded arrest, eventually fleeing with her family to Virginia Beach, where they live to this day. in 1988 a court ordered Brawley to pay Steven Pagones $185, 000 compensation; she still had not paid in December 2012 and a court began confiscating money from her wage until the debt was paid.
+Her mother [[Glenda Brawley]] and stepfather [[Ralph King]] were also alleged to have been aware she was lying, as witnesses testified that they heard Mrs. Brawley telling King that "You shouldn't have taken the money because after it all comes out, they're going to find out the truth" and "They know we're lying and they're going to find out and come and get us". Her boyfriend Daryl Rodriguez later claimed in 1989 that Brawley had told him she was lying. On June 8<sup>th</sup>, 1988, Glenda Brawley was convicted of contempt of court and sentenced to 30 days in prison, but evaded arrest, eventually fleeing with her family to Virginia Beach. Steven Pagones later sued Tawana Brawley, Al Sharpton, Alton Maddox and Vernon Mason for defamation. Brawley was ordered to pay Pagones $185, 000 in compensation; she still had not paid by December 2012 and was forced to forfeit her wages until the debt was paid off.
+Brawley currently lives under a false identity in Virginia, where she works as a nurse. Since the trial she has converted to Islam and has joined the [[Nation of Islam]], a [[Black supremacy|black supremacist]] hate group.
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