Posted on March 13 at 5:55 a.m.

By the way, truth_machine, the information I provided was reported in several newspapers, several times. It appeared in the Nexus as well as in the Independent. Incidentally, the information also appears quoted on the "Frimpong Freedom Fund" page.
Feel free to check it out at
http://ericfrimpong.wordpress.com/about/...

"Malmgren then described the various wounds found on the woman’s body during the examination process, which included swelling on her face, bruising on the neck typical of strangulation, linear lacerations that looked like finger scratches on the inner thigh and a wound on the right buttock. Additionally, the woman had bleeding, open tearing and sand-like debris on her genitals."

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Posted on March 13 at 5:34 a.m.

"Someone mentioned that he had to much to lose just to get laid, and its true."

What a sad reflection of what our society has come to that someone can make the generalization that men stop themselves from raping because they are afraid of the consequences, not because they respect women as equal human beings.

"I don't understand why those defending the "victim" cannot see how she was extremely drunk, eventhough she is underage."
Thanks for putting victim in quotation marks even though the defense never contested that she was raped. Regardless of who perpetrated the crime, she is now a survivor of sexual assault. A little more respect is due. Furthermore, yes, we know she was inebriated. Your implication that this is somehow a free pass for men to rape is reprehensible.
And, of course, how reasonable that her father SHOULD'VE blamed his daughter for being drunk instead of "looking down on" her accused rapist. Rape is, after all, a much less serious crime than underaged drinking... especially when the rapist in question "got so far" by being awesome at kicking a ball around... Right?

While truth_machine is actually making valid points that people should consider when thinking about this case, you should just be ashamed of yourself.

Cornflak3 is doing nothing more than participating in the disgusting charade of victim-blaming and contributing to rape culture.

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Posted on March 11 at 3:49 a.m.

So, Barryman9000, some of the evidence against Frimpong (which was, in fact, in several articles on the Independent and the Daily Nexus) was the presence of the victim’s DNA found on Frimpong’s penis and scrotum, as well as under one of his fingernails, and evidence of a fresh scratch on the victim’s thigh, explained as being the result of forcibly having her legs spread prior to being raped.

While racism in our judicial system is a serious issue that does need to be addressed, the accusation of racial prejudice that has been exhaustively brought up has no standing in Frimpong's case. The victim leveled her accusation against Frimpong PRIOR to the DNA evidence returning - therefore she did NOT randomly point her finger at the first African man she saw. She was simply, and quite bravely, pointing out who she was raped by.

It is bizarre that people keep bringing up her BAC level as if that proves Frimpong is somehow innocent.
Guess what! State law mandates that people who are intoxicated (especially to the point of unconsciousness) are legally UNABLE to give consent.
One damning piece of evidence that seems to be repeatedly ignored by commentators is the presence of the victim's DNA on Frimpong's genitals. How did it get there unless they had some sort of sexual contact? Sexual intercourse with a girl who is intoxicated to the point of blacking out is...RAPE. Period.

Also, please don't bother trying to posit that he is innocent because of the lack of DNA on the victim. 1/3 of all rapes occur WITHOUT the rapist ejaculating.

And P.S. Santa Barbara Independent writers: Is it necessary or appropriate to begin every single article about Frimpong by calling him a "UCSB soccer star" and ending by quoting his sympathizers? Biased much?

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