Judge orders paternity test of Duke accuser's baby

[citizen snips]

DURHAM, North Carolina (AP) -- A judge ordered testing Friday to determine whether three Duke lacrosse players fathered the child of a woman who accuses them of rape -- a prospect defense attorneys dismissed as an "absolute impossibility."

News of the accuser's pregnancy comes roughly nine months after the team party where she says she was raped by three men, but District Attorney District Attorney Mike Nifong said he believed the accuser became pregnant at least two weeks after the party.

Defense attorney Joseph Cheshire said Friday the defense, which requested the testing, has known for some time about the pregnancy.

A person familiar with the case, speaking to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the pregnancy late Thursday but had no information about the father.

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http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/12/15/duke.lacrosse.ap/index.html

[ncrainbowgrrl]

1. Well, Nifong managed to make SNL... actually, the whole case did.

Greaaaaat.....
Actually, the end of the segment made Nancy Grace look Hilariously AWFUL. Not as harsh as I thought it was going to be to NC...

[Triana]

2. What was the result of this test. Anyone know?

I haven't seen anything about the results.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

3. waiting for child to be born

That is a good question, so I looked it up -

DNA conflict may spell end to US rape case

Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Dec 27, 2006
The judge in the case has ordered a paternity test
when the child is born, although neither the defence
nor prosecution alleges that one of the three ...

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/dna-conflict-may-spell-end-to-us-rape-case/2006/12/27/1166895360948.html

[Triana]

4. Ah...I thought the child was already born...

..some accounts said it was, others said it wasn't.

[Triana]

5. Duke Lacrosse Accuser Gives Birth to Baby Girl

No test results yet - just assertions from defense attorneys. I doubt the child belongs to any of the players but we'll see.
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Duke Lacrosse Accuser Gives Birth to Baby Girl

Posted: Jan. 4, 2007
Updated: Jan. 4 11:06 p.m.
Chapel Hill — WRAL has confirmed that the accuser in the Duke lacrosse case Wednesday gave birth to a girl at UNC Hospitals.

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A judge has ordered a paternity test although prosecutors and defense attorneys have said the child was not fathered by any of the players.

MORE...

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1107413/