Men accused of raping LSU student Madison Brooks claim video they took of her proves their innocence - The Independent

An lawyer for 2 men accused of raping a Lousiana State University student earlier dropping her disconnected connected a roadway wherever she was aboriginal fatally struck by a car has claimed that video of the alleged intersexual battle proves she was successful a “coherent state” and consented to the acts.

Madison Brooks, 19, died connected 15 January aft a conveyance deed her portion she was lasting successful a acheronian roadway successful Baton Rouge. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office has since arrested 4 men for allegedly raping oregon witnessing the rape of Brooks earlier dropping her disconnected adjacent the tract of the crash.

Kaivon Deondre Washington, 18, and a 17-year-old antheral who was not identified due to the fact that helium is simply a insignificant are facing third-degree rape successful the case, while, Mr Washington’s uncle Everette Lee, 28, and Casen Carver, 18, were charged with main to rape, an apprehension warrant obtained by KSLA stated.

Ron Haley, an lawyer for Mr Washington and the minor, has challenged the charges, claiming that video of the incidental showed Brooks “was intoxicated” but not to constituent that she could not “lawfully springiness consent oregon reply questions” during intercourse with the suspects. Mr Haley said she exited the conveyance aft an “argument.”

“Absolutely not a rape. Listen this is simply a tragedy, decidedly not a crime,” Mr Haley told KSLA. “Can you tell, that she was intoxicated, yes. To the constituent nether the instrumentality that you accidental you’re successful a drunken stupor, to the constituent that you cannot lawfully springiness consent oregon reply questions, perfectly that was not the case.”

Mr Haley besides said that Brooks allegedly told the suspects that she was going to bid an Uber aft an statement unfolded.

“Based connected a disagreement, she got retired of the vehicle. She indicated she was getting an Uber,” Mr Haley alleged. “I privation the nationalist to know, these young men oregon truly the operator of the conveyance and the young men that were successful there, did not enactment her disconnected connected the broadside of the road.”

Brooks’ humor intoxicant level was 4 times the ineligible bounds astatine the clip of her death.

According to investigators, the unfortunate and the 4 suspects met astatine a barroom connected 14 January earlier she allegedly asked them to driblet her off. Mr Carver told authorities that Mr Washington and the unidentified insignificant asked the unfortunate to person enactment with them but admitted she was intoxicated, stumbling and slurring her words.

The men past dropped her disconnected successful a neighbourhood adjacent Pelican Lakes Parkway. While lasting successful a acheronian information of the roadway astir 3am, Brooks was deed by a conveyance and died hours aboriginal successful the hospital.

Footage from the barroom seized by investigators reportedly showed her falling respective times successful beforehand of astatine slightest 1 of the suspects earlier they near the business.

Mr Carver told constabulary that Brooks was “very unstable connected her feet, was not capable to support her balance, and was incapable to talk intelligibly without slurring her words.”

Despite her authorities of intoxication, 2 of the suspects proceeded to person intercourse with her wrong the car, Mr Carver told police. He aboriginal said that helium “felt uncomfortable and hated it.”

When asked by investigators if helium believed Brooks was excessively impaired to consent, Mr Carver reportedly said, “I guess.”

An autopsy confirmed that Brooks had injuries accordant with a intersexual battle attack, the warrant stated.

LSU President William F Tate said that the assemblage plans to analyse wherefore the constitution wherever the unfortunate met the suspects was serving intoxicant to minors.

“Madison was a daughter, a granddaughter, a sister, a niece, a classmate, and a person to galore of you. By each accounts, she was an astonishing young pistillate with limitless potential,” Mr Tate said successful a statement.

“She should not person been taken from america successful this way. What happened to her was evil, and our ineligible strategy volition parcel retired justice.”

He continued: “In the coming days, we volition telephone a gathering with these concern owners to sermon however their responsibilities straight interaction the information of our students. We volition enactment openly against immoderate concern that doesn’t articulation america successful efforts toward creating a safer situation for our students. Enough is enough.”

Brooks was a subordinate of LSU’s Alpha Phi chapter. A station connected the group’s Facebook page stated that immoderate of her organs were donated.

“Madison ... made a lasting interaction connected each of us. She was besides a leader and was capable to donate her bosom and kidneys to prevention others,” the station read.

“We nonstop our deepest sympathies to her household and friends during this incredibly hard time. And we respectfully inquire for clip and abstraction truthful we whitethorn enactment each different successful our healing process.”