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News World Americas US Crime News Madison Brooks news: LSU student’s family is ‘blown away’ by victim blaming as they say ‘rape is rape’ Nineteen-year-old sorority sister was hit by a car and died on 15 January after alleged rape by group of men she met at Reggie’s Bar in Baton Rouge
New surveillance footage shows Madison Brooks leaving bar before her death
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The grieving family members of Madison Brooks have said they were “blown away” by the suspects’ attempts to victim blame as they said “rape is rape”.
Kerry Miller, an attorney representing Brooks’ family, spoke out to “set the record straight” so that the Louisiana State University (LSU ) student “is not blamed as a victim” for her alleged rape and death.
On Friday, attorneys for Casen Carver, 18, Kaivon Deondre Washington, 18, Everett Lee, 28, and the unnamed fourth suspect, 17, held a press conference saying Brooks “wouldn’t have complained” about the alleged rape “if she was alive”.
Mr Miller slammed the comment telling Fox News Digital : “I was blown away by that comment. I mean their clients gave sworn statements that they raped a young girl who was intoxicated.”
He added: “She was raped. Rape is rape.”
Brooks met the four men in Reggie’s Bar in Baton Rouge on 15 January. Investigators say the suspects raped her in a car and then abandoned her on a dark road where she was struck and killed by a car.
Show latest update 2 years ago LSU student group slam university president’s statement in response to Madison Brooks death LSU College Democrats accused the president’s email of “victim-blaming” and demanded that the university renewed a “contract with sexual trauma awareness and response and release an accessible list of confidential registered trauma responders and organizations made by LSU.”
The group said that working with students to establish a concrete plan was pivotal to eradicating “rape culture” at the university.
University’s Feminists in Action criticse president William F Tate’s response to the alleged sexual assault of the 19-year-old
Andrea Blanco 30 January 2023 21:08
2 years ago Madison Brooks family hits out at ‘smear campaign’ by alleged attackers Brooks family attorney Kerry Miller told WVUE that “the goal of Madi’s mom is to never have this happen again, to never have any family feel the kind of pain she is feeling right now”.
Kavion Washington, 18, faces a charge of third-degree rape, Everett Lee, 20, and Casen Carver, 18, face charges of principle to third-degree rape, and a 17-year-old, unnamed because of his age, faces a charge of rape.
Defence lawyer Ron Haley told the local TV station that “this of course has captured the attention of our city, our state and the nation”.
“We do not intend to try this case in the media. We do however intend to state the pertinent facts in this case while being as sensitive as possible with all parties involved,” he added.
The lawyers representing the suspects – Mr Haley, Joe Long, Ryan Beaulieu, and Dale Glover – organised a press briefing on Friday, saying that they have video footage proving that Mr Washington and the 17-year-old are not guilty.
“The two defendants who engaged in consensual sexual acts with Ms Brooks did so after obtaining verbal consent,” Mr Haley told the press.
“The way this is being reported and taken out of context from the police report is factually inaccurate. Ms Brooks asked to be dropped off at a sorority sister’s house in Pelican Lakes. The driver complied. Ms Brooks left the car [of] her own volition, saying she would get an uber. She is seen on video leaving the car, unharmed and in good health. This will be confirmed by video at a later date.”
Andrea Blanco 30 January 2023 22:56
2 years ago Funeral for Madison Brooks will take place on 3 February Funeral arrangements have now been set for Madison Brooks.
The LSU student, 19, will be laid to rest in her hometown of Covington, Louisiana, on 3 February.
Her visitation will be held at St Peter Catholic Church in Covington from 11am on Friday followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 1pm.
She will then be buried at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Covington.
Andrea Blanco 31 January 2023 00:30
2 years ago Kaivon Washington, Madison Brooks’ alleged rapist, arrested over second alleged rape in 2020 One of four suspects charged in the rape of LSU student Madison Brooks — who was fatally hit by a car after the alleged assault — has been arrested in connection with a second rape dating back to 2020.
Kaivon Washington, 18, was charged this week with third-degree rape in the 15 January incident involving Ms Brooks, then posted bond on Thursday and was released in Baton Rouge.
On Friday, he turned himself in to authorities in Livingston Parish, about a half hour away, where he was booked on a count of first-degree rape stemming from an incident three years ago, according to The Advocate.
The Independent ’s Sheila Flynn has the full story:
Kaivon Washington, 18, was arrested in Livingston Parish on Friday in connection with 2020 assault of girl, 12
Andrea Blanco 31 January 2023 02:00
2 years ago Brooks family attorney decries defence’s comments on victim’s test results Brooks family attorney Kerry Miller criticized the defence while speaking to WVUE.
Kavion Washington, 18, faces a charge of third-degree rape, Everett Lee, 20, and Casen Carver, 18, face charges of principle to third-degree rape, and a 17-year-old, unnamed because of his age, faces a charge of rape.
“To come out to mention evidence that they have and don’t show it, to contradict a gold standard blood alcohol test and not say on what basis they are doing it, it is a made-up smear campaign, absolutely shameful,” he said. “What the next week and several days are about is letting Madi’s family grieve.”
The office of the district attorney has said that the charges could be upgraded to first-degree rape if supported by the evidence and that a grand jury may be convened.
Wether the 17-year-old will be tried as an adult remains unsettled.
Andrea Blanco 31 January 2023 03:30
2 years ago LSU student Madison Brooks was former employee at bar where she met her alleged rapists Louisiana State University student Madison Brooks once worked at the bar where she met the four men accused of raping her shortly before her death, The Independent has learned.
On the evening of 14 January, Ms Brooks was at Reggie’s bar in Baton Rouge, where she reportedly encountered the men now facing rape charges.
Kris Perret, an attorney for Reggie’s, has now confirmed to The Independent that Ms Brooks worked at the bar for a month, between 11 June and 11 July last year, as a “door girl” applying wristbands to patrons.
“She was terminated on or about July 11, 2022 after engaging in an altercation with another female employee,” Mr Perret said.
Authorities say Ms Brooks - who was visibly intoxicated - was sexually assaulted by the suspects in a car after leaving Reggie’s.
The suspects then allegedly dropped her off along a dark stretch of road in the early hours of 15 January. She was struck by a rideshare vehicle and killed soon after.
Kaivon Deondre Washington, 18, and a 17-year-old male, unnamed because he’s a minor, have been charged with rape in the third degree.
Mr Washington’s uncle Everette Lee, 28, and Casen Carver, 18, have been charged with principal to rape.
The three adult suspects have all been released on bond.
Andrea Blanco 31 January 2023 05:00
2 years ago Madison Brooks was killed by a car. Now, four men who left her on the road are charged with rape When Madison Brooks was struck and killed by a car on 15 January, very few details were revealed about the circumstances surrounding her death.
But as her loved ones reeled from the sudden loss, the case took an unimaginable turn on 23 January when the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office announced the tragedy was not arbitrary, as initially thought.
The department accused four men of directly participating in or witnessing an alleged sexual assault of a very impaired and unable-to-consent Brooks before dropping her off on a dark side of the roadway where she would later be fatally injured.
The Independent ’s Andrea Blanco is following the case:
Madison Brooks alleged rape and subsequent death have sparked outrage in the community of Baton Rouge, with fellow LSU students, mothers and the university’s president demanding justice for the student, Andrea Blanco and Rachel Sharp report
Andrea Blanco 31 January 2023 06:30
2 years ago From Baton Rouge bar to alleged rape and death, what happened to the LSU student? Police investigating the tragic death of Louisiana State University (LSU) student Madison Brooks have arrested and charged four suspects with rape.
Brooks, 19, was allegedly sexually assaulted in a car on 15 January after a night of drinking in a Baton Rouge bar before being left on a dark road in the early hours of the morning, at which point she appears to have been struck by accident by a passing car, dying later in hospital of her injuries.
On 23 January, Kaivon Deondre Washington, 18, and a 17-year-old male who has not been named because of his age were charged with third-degree rape.
Mr Washington’s uncle, Everette Lee, 28, and Casen Carver, 18, were also charged with principal to rape.
Here’s a timeline of the case:
Nineteen-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted while intoxicated before being hit by car near Baton Rouge
Andrea Blanco 31 January 2023 08:00
2 years ago VIDEO: Footage shows Madison Brooks on her final night Newly-released surveillance footage has captured Madison Brooks’ movements on her last night, before the Louisiana State University (LSU) student was allegedly raped and then struck and killed by a car.
New surveillance footage shows Madison Brooks leaving bar before her death Andrea Blanco 31 January 2023 09:30
2 years ago LSU student’s family is ‘blown away’ by victim blaming as they say ‘rape is rape’ The grieving family members of Madison Brooks have said they were “blown away” by the suspects’ attempts to victim blame as they said “rape is rape”.
On Friday, attorneys for Casen Carver, 18, Kaivon Deondre Washington, 18, Everett Lee, 28, and the unnamed fourth suspect, 17, held a press conference saying Brooks “wouldn’t have complained” about the alleged rape “if she was alive”.
Kerry Miller, an attorney representing Brooks’ family, slammed the comment telling Fox News Digital : “I was blown away by that comment. I mean their clients gave sworn statements that they raped a young girl who was intoxicated.
“What does he mean by that? That had she not been run over by a car seconds after being dropped off in the middle of the road that they wouldn’t have come forward and admitted their guilt? … Clearly a crime was committed. And I think that will be proven in court.”
He said he was speaking out to “set the record straight” so that the Louisiana State University (LSU) student “is not blamed as a victim” for her alleged rape and death.
“She was raped. Rape is rape,” he said.
“It’s just a horrific, terrible situation. And to the extent that those involved with the alleged rapist want to blame the victim and show up at press conferences and say things … we’re standing up for Maddie. That’s not right.”
Rachel Sharp 31 January 2023 10:09
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