Now I know that there will be some to cite how mentally draining these interviews can be, how scared she might be, and a whole plethora of reasons as to why she would choose not to go in for this interview with the police. That is fine. But you KNOW in your heart of hearts that this looks just as shady as it did when she claimed he assaulted her. Only now the shade is on her side. So in the interest fairness, I am going to need you guys to be just as vocal about her not doing her interview.
If he has an issue, like some of you are implying, the money for any 'settlement' would still be there after the guilty conviction so I don't really buy the whole 'He is buying her out but he is still guilty' theory you guys are about to throw out there. Matter of fact, getting a guilty plea probably would net her MORE MONEY. That leads me to believe something is amiss here. So the only conclusion I can come to is this.
What was said to have happened didn't happen but this is the best it is going to get for her. Money wise. (He DOES need this to go away as it is his second time being accused. Doesn't mean he did it though.) Not getting indicted wise ('cause if she filed a false police report some charges could be filed). You see, they aren't asking for his DNA anymore. Unlike what the idiot on ESPN failed to say, THIS LATEST issue could be why. She isn't talking to the cops. Hmmmmm...Wonder why that could be???? He is still gonna meet with GODdell though.
Time will tell what really happened.
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The case against Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger may be falling apart with no charges filed.
First there was the news that the Milledgeville, Ga., police are no longer requesting Roethlisberger's DNA, now Pittsburgh TV station KDKA is reporting that the 20-year-old woman who had accused Roethlisberger of sexual assault has not appeared for a follow-up interview with the police. The woman's attorney would not comment as to whether she's been willing to meet with the police.
KDKA reported that a source involved with the investigation said that the investigation has "hit a brick wall."
The police's decision to rescind a request for Roethlisberger's DNA can be interpreted in multiple ways, but it is pretty clear that if the alleged victim won't cooperate with the police the potential case against Roethlisberger will likely fall apart. Of course, she could reschedule her follow-up interview with the police at any time, but if she doesn't, experts told KDKA that the case will likely fall apart.
"Bottom line is no cooperative victim under these circumstances, probably no crime," Pittsburgh defense attorney Robert Del Greco told KDKA.
Roethlisberger is still supposed to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, but if no charges end up being filed in this case then Roethlisberger would likely avoid any kind of NFL sanctioned punishment.
About the video footage..
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The attorney representing the Georgia nightclub where Ben Roethlisberger is accused of sexually assaulting a college student said the club cannot salvage recorded video footage of the night the alleged incident took place.
The Capital City nightclub's system recorded over footage from March 5, attorney Carl Cansino told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review for Thursday's editions. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was unable to retrieve the footage as potential evidence, he said.
"The DVD system overwrote itself," Cansino told the Tribune-Review. "Had it just been deleted, they might have been able to save some of it."
A source familiar with the investigation told ESPN's Kelly Naqi that there was no camera inside the Milledgeville nightclub that was pointed toward the bathroom where the 20-year-old woman claims the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback "sexually assaulted or sexually manipulated" her -- many of the club's security cameras are focused on the main dance floor area. The value of any footage obtained from those recordings would be to see the demeanor of the accuser and her friends as they made their exit from the club, the source told Naqi.
The source also maintains club manager Rocky Duncan viewed the footage from the output of those cameras from the night in question before the GBI requested the footage from him, but said it was hard for Duncan to determine much from the footage because there were a couple of hundred people in the club and the footage is in black and white.
Duncan did not return a call from ESPN for comment.
The source added that the GBI initially had trouble getting the footage from the club's DVR but ultimately was successful in doing so. A call to GBI Public Information Officer John Bankhead was not immediately returned.
A member of Roethlisberger's entourage shot his own video inside the club, where Roethlisberger had gone to celebrate his birthday. According to Cansino, the video shows the accuser with the 28-year-old Roethlisberger, but the attorney described the footage as your standard home video.
Among the people who arrived at the club with Roethlisberger on March 5 were teammate Willie Colon, a Coraopolis, Pa., police officer and a Pennsylvania state trooper. Roethlisberger has a home about 30 miles from the nightclub.
The investigation is entering its third week. Roethlisberger has not been charged and his lawyer, Ed Garland, said this week that he hoped the investigation would wrap up within a month. Garland said he believes Roethlisberger will not be charged.
On Wednesday, the GBI withdrew its request for a DNA sample from Roethlisberger.
The Steelers start offseason practices and training sessions for regulars beginning Monday, and coach Mike Tomlin said he expects Roethlisberger to attend.
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