Lawyers for two men accused of raping a Louisiana State University student before abandoning her in the street, where she was later fatally struck by a car, have claimed that video of the alleged sexual assault proves it. states that she was in a “coherent state” and consented to the acts.
Madison Brooks, 19, died Jan. 15 after being struck by a vehicle while standing on a dark street in Baton Rouge. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office has since Four men were arrested for allegedly raping or watching Brooks being raped before leaving her near the crash site.
Cavon Dondre Washington, 18, and a 17-year-old male who has not been identified because he is a minor face third-degree rape in the felony case, while Mr. Washington’s uncles Everett Lee, 28, and Kaysen Carver, 18 , Principal accused of rape, obtained by an arrest warrant KSLA where did it go.
Mr. Washington and the minor’s attorney, Ron Haley, have challenged the charges, claiming that video of the incident showed Brooks “was intoxicated” but not to indicate that she was during sexual intercourse with the suspects. “could not legally consent or answer questions”. Mr Haley said she exited the vehicle after an “argument”.
“Absolutely not rape. Listen, this is a tragedy, certainly not a crime,” Mr Haley said KSLA, “Can you tell she was intoxicated, yes. To the extent that you say you are intoxicated under the law, to the extent that you cannot legally consent or answer questions It wasn’t like that at all.
Mr Haley also said Brooks allegedly told the suspects she was going to order an Uber after the argument began.
“Based on the disagreement, she got out of the vehicle. He indicated that he was getting an Uber,” Mr. Haley alleged. “I want the public to know, these youths or indeed the driver of the vehicle and the youths that were there, did not leave her on the side of the road.”
Brooks’s blood alcohol level was over four times the legal limit at the time of his death.
Madison Brooks died after being hit by a car on January 15. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office has arrested four men who allegedly raped her before leaving her near the crash site.
(Alpha Phi Facebook)
According to investigators, the victim and the four suspects met at a bar on January 14 before he allegedly asked them to drop him off. Mr. Carver told officers that Mr. Washington and the unidentified minor asked the victim to have sex with him, but admitted she was intoxicated, stumbling and slurring her words.
After the attack, the men dropped her off in a neighborhood near Pelican Lake Parkway. Brooks, who was standing in a dark stretch of road at around 3 a.m., was struck by a vehicle and died hours later in hospital.
Footage from the bar seized by investigators reportedly showed him groping several times in front of at least one suspect before leaving the business.
Mr. Carver told police that Brooks was “very unsteady on her feet, unable to keep her balance, and unable to speak clearly without slurring her words.”
Carver told police that despite his intoxicated state, the two suspects had sexual intercourse with him inside the car. He later said that he “felt uncomfortable and hated it.”
When asked by investigators whether he believed Brooks was too incompetent to consent, Mr. Carver reportedly said, “I think so.”
An autopsy confirmed that Brooks had suffered injuries consistent with a sexual assault attack, the warrant said.
Cason Carver, 18, Everett Lee, 28, and Cavon Washington face charges of raping Madison Brooks
(Baton Rouge PD)
LSU President William F. Tate said the university plans to investigate why the establishment where the victim met the suspects was serving alcohol to minors.
“Madison was a daughter, a granddaughter, a sister, a niece, a classmate and a friend to many of you. In all ways, she was a wonderful young woman with immense potential,” Mr Tate said in a statement .
“He should not have been taken from us like this. What happened to him was bad, and our legal system will pervert justice.
He continued: “In the coming days, we will convene a meeting with these business owners to discuss how their responsibilities directly affect the safety of our students. We will openly act against any business that that does not add to the efforts to create a safe environment for our students. Enough is enough.”
Brooks was a member of LSU’s Alpha Phi chapter. a post on the group facebook page He said that some of his organs have been donated.
“Madison … made a lasting impact on all of us. She was also a hero and was able to donate her heart and kidney to save others.”
“We send our deepest sympathies to his family and friends during this incredibly difficult time. And we respectfully ask for time and space so that we can support each other in our healing process.