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Audio - Video of Megan Williams Lawyer At Bizarre Recantment Press Conference
October 23rd, 2009
As I posted about Wednesday morning, Megan Williams was set to hold a press conference later that day to recant her claim of rape, torture and enslavement by 7 whites in rural West Virgina back in 2007.
Megan Williams current Lawyer out of Ohio, Byron Potts conducted a press conference, which Megan was physically present for; but chose not to come out before the cameras.
Here’s a video made of the audio recording of that press conference.
Part 1
Keep in mind that Ms. Williams is said to have the mental capacity of approximately an 11 year old. This was evident to me the one time I heard her speak; and her developmental retardation is also evident in her physical appearance.
That fact, and having no real family, with her mother; which was her adoptive mother, having died since then - and she having moved in with what her lawyer even calls her “care giver”; contribute to her unstable position. And this “care giver” is a woman she just met less than two years ago as a supporter at one of her rallies.
Part 2 wof the press conference
Here is an audio interview with the prosecutor of the case, Brian Abraham; that was conducted by W.V. Public Broadcasting, in light of the new developments: http://www.wvpbmedia.com/news/2009/1022BrianAbraham.mp3
Torture Victim Recants Story, but Cops Believe It’s Still True
One-time advocate says woman who recanted West Virginia torture story is being manipulated
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Very strong post. I appreciate the audio clip and the video clips. I’ve added link to this blog post on the Electronic Village today…
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Thanks Villager.
I’m glad to help distribute some good raw info, rather than all the speculation and ballyhoo. Thanks for helping with that effort.
And thank God for local public radio; and the other few news media outlets actually doing their job.
I think the embarrassment is too much to bear after an outpouring of emotions and support surrounding her case. So much so as to why it is hard for some to accept her recantation. The bigger issue here as Potts pointed out is obviously how the defendants entered a plea deal. On my post about this I tried to hit on the fact that poor people are often victims to obvious “class bias”. And lets face it: even as white defendants, they were poor, or better perceived as “poor white trash”. Money talks and one only has to look back at the Duke Lacrosse fiasco to understand what I’m saying.
I intend to use these videos on an upcoming post with much credit to you of course.