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VOLS did not disclose two rape allegations against athletes in 2013
Posted on 10/31/14 at 5:29 pm
Posted on 10/31/14 at 5:29 pm
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Nothing much to see here imo.
Marlin Lane was suspended during the investigation and Yemi Makanjoula was kicked off the basketball team (the Makanjoula rape allegation was common knowledge in Knox).
Nothing much to see here imo.
Marlin Lane was suspended during the investigation and Yemi Makanjoula was kicked off the basketball team (the Makanjoula rape allegation was common knowledge in Knox).
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Posted on 10/31/14 at 5:32 pm to volfan30
Did they know it was rape because it wasn't family?
Posted on 10/31/14 at 5:39 pm to volfan30
We're on our way back baby!
Just kidding, not much of a story here
Just kidding, not much of a story here
Posted on 10/31/14 at 5:53 pm to volfan30
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running back Marlin Lane was suspended from the Vols football team with no specific explanation from university or team individuals. Coach Butch Jones said only he was off the team for "disciplinary reasons."
since he was never arrested, charged, and the "victim" didn't want to press charges, seems like they handled it correctly
Posted on 10/31/14 at 6:57 pm to TigerintheNO
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since he was never arrested
Never stopped UGA from kicking em off the team
Posted on 10/31/14 at 6:59 pm to DawgRff
so they suspended him until the case was over, there was actually an investigation done by the PD, and charges were never filed on Lane. Are we supposed to be outraged or something? Sounds like it was handled pretty well
This post was edited on 10/31/14 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 10/31/14 at 7:02 pm to DawgRff
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Never stopped UGA from kicking em off the team
Same here at UF dawgie
Posted on 10/31/14 at 11:51 pm to reel_gator8
Why the hell are football players having so much trouble getting laid?
Posted on 10/31/14 at 11:54 pm to volfan30
I hate UT......
Posted on 11/1/14 at 1:47 am to lsufball19
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so they suspended him until the case was over, there was actually an investigation done by the PD, and charges were never filed on Lane. Are we supposed to be outraged or something? Sounds like it was handled pretty well
I beg to differ and disagree that it was handled "pretty well". If a young lady having to just accept a crime being committed against her, being violated and then the prospects of being ostracized and shamed in her community and around campus is being handled pretty well then we're not doing things right as a society.
To not have to endure the added shame and publicity of being raped by a quasi-celebrity forces a girl into not pressing charges and not seeking justice, that is a shame. We all know the M.O. is to rake the victims over the coals, destroy their lives publicly, submit them to further baseless abuse from the fanbases, and once in the courtroom to shred them to pieces on the stand and question every decision they've ever made and to reveal their sexual history into public record.
I don't feel that letting another criminal get off scott-free is worth categorizing the situation as being handled pretty well.
Posted on 11/1/14 at 2:33 am to CtotheVrzrbck
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and once in the courtroom to shred them to pieces on the stand and question every decision they've ever made and to reveal their sexual history into public record.
This is only half true. Read the Federal or Tennessee Rule of Evidence 412.
That kind of thing is subject to stringent requirements, and has to be approved by the judge in a motion before it can be admissible at trial.
Anyway it doesn't matter that the alleged victim did not press charges, the district attorney's office is responsible for charging decisions and does not need a victim to "press charges".
This entire situation leaves an incredibly bad taste in my mouth, but I don't see what could have been a better way to handle it. If the D.A. legitimately and reasonably decided that there wasn't even enough evidence for probable cause then it's irresponsible to charge.
I will only have a problem with the way this situation has been handled if it comes to light that that the victim was coerced or there was a cover-up involved.
The article itself smacks of yellow journalism and irresponsible reporting. There wasn't even an arrest. If there's nothing to report, then there's nothing to report. Lane was suspended for two months pending an internal investigation. Don't see any point in saying, "Oh by the way, this guy is being suspended because of accusations of sexual misconduct.", when there wasn't an arrest or a charge.
Lane is not exactly a star player either, and Butch kicked off one player for domestic violence issues (wasn't charged), so it seems uncharacteristic of him to turn a blind eye.
There's a difference in not reporting to proper authorities which seems to have been done here and not making a media circus out of it.
This post was edited on 11/1/14 at 3:49 am
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