Tawana Brawley: Difference between revisions

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|size = 200

|fullname = Tawana Vicenia Bracelet

|occupation = ~~None~~

|alias = Tawana V. Gutierrez

|goals = ~~To successfully accuse four innocent people of~~ a ~~[[rape]] and a [[hate crime]]~~ (failed~~), to gain fame (negatively succeeded~~)

|occupation = Nurse

|crimes = ~~Perjury~~

|goals = Convince a court she had been raped by Steven Pagones (failed)

|crimes = [[Defamation]]

Contempt of court

|type of villain = False accuser

}}

'''Tawana Vicenia Brawley''' (December 15th, 1971) is an African-American woman who [[False rape allegations|falsely claimed that she had been gang-raped by a group of white men]] in what is now considered to be a [[Racial Hoax]].

'''Tawana Vicenia Brawley''' (December 15th, 1971) is an African-American woman who [[False rape allegations|falsely claimed]] that she had been gang-raped by a group of white men in what is now considered to be a [[Racial Hoax]].

==Background==

On November 28th, 1987, Brawley was found unresponsive in a garbage bag with her clothing charred, her body covered in faeces and with the words "bitch", "nigger" and "[[Ku Klux Klan|KKK]]" written on her torso in charcoal. During interrogation, she indicated that she had been abducted and held captive for several days in the woods by four white men, who she claimed had sexually abused her.

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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 8th, 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.

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 8th, 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, now over $400, 000 due to interest, 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.

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

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 |size = 200
 |fullname = Tawana Vicenia Bracelet
-|occupation = None
+|alias = Tawana V. Gutierrez
-|goals = To successfully accuse four innocent people of a [[rape]] and a [[hate crime]] (failed), to gain fame (negatively succeeded)
+|occupation = Nurse
-|crimes = Perjury<br>
+|goals = Convince a court she had been raped by Steven Pagones (failed)
+|crimes = [[Defamation]]<br>
 Contempt of court
 |type of villain = False accuser
 }}
-'''Tawana Vicenia Brawley''' (December 15<sup>th</sup>, 1971) is an African-American woman who [[False rape allegations|falsely claimed that she had been gang-raped by a group of white men]] in what is now considered to be a [[Racial Hoax]].
+'''Tawana Vicenia Brawley''' (December 15<sup>th</sup>, 1971) is an African-American woman who [[False rape allegations|falsely claimed]] that she had been gang-raped by a group of white men in what is now considered to be a [[Racial Hoax]].
 ==Background==
 On November 28<sup>th</sup>, 1987, Brawley was found unresponsive in a garbage bag with her clothing charred, her body covered in faeces and with the words "bitch", "nigger" and "[[Ku Klux Klan|KKK]]" written on her torso in charcoal. During interrogation, she indicated that she had been abducted and held captive for several days in the woods by four white men, who she claimed had sexually abused her.
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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. 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.
+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, now over $400, 000 due to interest, 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.
+Brawley currently lives under the name "Tawana Gutierrez" in Virginia, where she works as a nurse. Since the case she has converted to Islam and joined the [[Nation of Islam]], a [[Black supremacy|black supremacist]] hate group.
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