Law enforcement unveiled charges last week against four suspects accused of playing a role in the alleged rape of 19-year-old Louisiana State University student Madison Brooks that preceded her death.
Brooks was struck by a car on Jan. 15 and later succumbed to her injuries. The three adult suspects accused of playing a role in the alleged rape — Casen Carver, 18, Kaivon Washington, 18, and Everett Lee, the 28-year-old uncle of Washington — have all been released on bail. An unidentified 17-year-old has also been charged.
Then, around 1:34 a.m. local time, she fell near the entrance of Reggie’s bar and was approached by the 17-year-old suspect, per the affidavit. She later grabbed his hand and got up on her feet. At around 1:49 a.m., she left the bar with the four suspects. By 1:54 a.m., the group was seen entering a car.
Ron Haley, a lawyer for Washington and Lee, said there is video to corroborate claims that Brooks consented to sex. However, when Carver was pressed about whether Brooks was too drunk to consent, he allegedly responded,"I guess." A subsequent examination later pegged her blood alcohol level at 0.319%, which is nearly four times the 0.08% limit in Louisiana.
The driver, who is not facing criminal charges,"was not impaired and contacted emergency personnel immediately," EBRSO later said.Jan. 18 "Absolutely not a rape. ... Listen, this is a tragedy, definitely not a crime," Haley said about the charges against his clients, per Fox News."To the point under the law that you say you’re in a drunken stupor, to the point that you cannot lawfully give consent or answer questions? Absolutely that was not the case."
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