December 14, 2013

Star Florida College Football Player Charged With Rape. Police Slow To Investigate

Posted November 24, 2013 8:28 PM ET; Last updated December 14, 2013 3:55 PM ET


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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2523318/Lawyer-Jameis-Winstons-rape-accuser-speaks-out.html

'She was raped and they failed her': Lawyer for Jameis Winston's accuser blasts investigators as she claims his FSU teammate destroyed video evidence
Investigation concluded against Jameis Winston with no charges filed by the Florida State Attorney's office last week
Florida State player is a favorite to win the Heisman trophy this year - college football's most prestigious individual award
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 13:51 EST, 13 December 2013 | UPDATED: 17:22 EST, 13 December 2013






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The statement from the star football player came as it's revealed his friends told police they saw the alleged victim 'willingly' give Winston oral sex and then heard her have consensual sex with him in his apartment.
However, the accuser and her family said they were devastated by prosecutor Willie Meggs' announcement, with the woman saying she had 'grave concerns' other rape victims would be discouraged from coming forward as a result.
With no charges against him, Winston will be free to play out the rest of the season with the dominating football team and he went to training today instead of attending the press conference with his attorney, Tim Jansen.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2518930/FSU-quarterback-expresses-thanks-revealed-NOT-charged-rape-documents-claim-friend-watched-accuser-willingly-perform-sex-act.html

FSU quarterback expresses thanks after it's revealed he will NOT be charged with rape as documents claim friend watched accuser willingly perform a sex act
Heisman Trophy frontrunner and FSU quarterback Jameis Winston thanked teammates, family and the State Attorney in a statement late Thursday
Earlier he was cleared of raping a woman last December
Comes as documents reveal his friends claim they saw the woman willingly give Winston oral sex before having consensual intercourse with him
Winston always maintained the sex was 'consensual'
Prosecutor insisted his position and the football schedule had in no way influenced their findings
Accuser never backed down on her allegations and she and her family are devastated by the outcome, saying they have 'grave concerns' it will discourage other victims to report rape
By HELEN POW and ASSOCIATED PRESS
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 14:17 EST, 5 December 2013 | UPDATED: 17:26 EST, 5 December 2013

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The woman's family has been furious about how police in Tallahassee, Florida, handled the rape case, which was reported in December 2012.
The family says they pushed to have a DNA sample taken from Winston only to be told by a police detective that it would alert Winston and make the case public. The statement released Friday called it 'significant' that the DNA matches Winston.
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A detective ‘told the attorney that Tallahassee was a big football town’ and that the victim should give her allegations some thought because ‘her life will be made miserable.’
The case was listed as 'open, status inactive.'
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It was only after the Tampa Bay Times broke the story about the allegations against Winston that police referred the case to prosecutors.
The quarterback has been accused of sexually assaulting the woman at an off-campus apartment in the early morning hours of Dec 7, 2012.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2512449/Family-FSUs-Jameis-Winston-accused-says-sex-consensual.html

She did not consent. This was a rape': Family of woman who accused FSU quarterback of assaulting her hits out at claims that sex was consensual
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is accused of sexually assaulting a woman last December
Local police advised the accuser her life 'would be made miserable' in the football town if she proceeded with the claims
The star player's DNA was confirmed Wednesday to have been in her underwear the night the incident reportedly occurred
By RYAN GORMAN and MICHAEL ZENNIE
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 14:19 EST, 23 November 2013 | UPDATED: 14:25 EST, 23 November 2013

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