Naming the Duke lacrosse accuser
Because she is no longer considered a victim of a sex crime, we are naming the accuser in the Duke lacrosse not-a-rape case. We have not identified Crystal Gail Mangum by name in the paper before, although her identity was easily found on Web sites.
We did not staff the Attorney General Roy Cooper's news conference today -- why would we since dozens of reporters were there for us? -- so I link to the best coverage I could find: The N&O's. And editor Melanie Sill's explanation for publicly naming her, reasoning I agree with.
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I see nothing wrong with publishing the accusers name at this point. What I do see as a problem is that she has cost the county of Durham and the State of North Carolina a LOT of money - and we ALL know what direction this dookie flows - YOU and I are going to foot the bill.
What's worse - the accused will no doubt sue the accuser, Nifong, Durham County, Duke and the State - and most likely win. Again, we'll foot the bill; and the accuser will continue to live her life as she has.
Posted on April 12, 2007 10:42 AM