Unbelievable: She made the whole thing up

[Danno 1,228]

I Remember when this story broke, the horrid offenses, the photos of "Red Necks" from WV, it just all seemed.... believable. (at least to me it did)

Now we find out she was dating one of the accused and made the whole thing up....with the help or prodding of family and "handlers".

I've said it before and I will repeat it, RACE is going to eat this country alive if reasonable people from all sides don't put a stop to this climate.

It's become Salem Mass in the 1600's where people even admit to being witches rather than face a harsher punishment.

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October 20, 2009

Megan Williams to recant Logan County sex-torture testimony

By Gary A. Harki

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Seven people pleaded guilty for their part in abusing Megan Williams -- but now Williams says that abuse never happened.

She will hold a press conference Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio, to recant her claims of abuse, attorney Byron L. Potts, who represents Williams, told The Charleston Gazette on Tuesday night.

"She has decided she has been living this lie for approximately two years and she has decided to tell the truth," Potts said. "She fabricated the story and she did this in retaliation because she was having a relationship with one of them."

But former Logan County prosecutor Brian Abraham, who was in charge of the case, said no one ever went to jail because of Williams' statements.

Instead, Abraham said Tuesday night, he decided early in the case not to rely on Williams' statements, but on the physical evidence and the statements of the co-defendants.

"It's ironic to me that today she's saying she made all this up. At the time she was criticizing me for offering them plea agreements," Abraham said.

"This isn't to rejuvenate her 15 minutes of fame, but to regurgitate her 15 minutes of fame. Is she proposing to give back all the donations she got?"

State Police found Williams at the mobile home of Bobby Brewster and his mother, Frankie Brewster, on Sept. 8, 2007. She was in a relationship with Brewster.

According to the admissions of those eventually convicted, Williams was physically and sexually abused. She was beaten repeatedly, held against her will, burned with hot wax, stabbed in the leg, and forced to perform oral sex on at least two defendants.

"Each of them made statements incriminating themselves and others. When you sat back and looked at it in its entirety, there was a pretty clear picture of what had taken place," Abraham said.

"As she got hooked up with her family and with additional handlers joined in, she continued to embellish. But we had her original statements that she gave. For the most part, they were consistent with what the co-defendants said happened."

The Brewsters and Logan County residents George Messer, Alisha Burton, Karen Burton, Linnie Burton Jr. and Danny Combs each plead guilty to crimes for abusing Williams. The crimes ranged from simple battery to kidnapping, sexual assault and one hate crime charge.

Burton pleaded guilty to a hate crime charge for stabbing Williams in the ankle while saying, "This is what we do to niggers around here."

At the time of the plea deals, Megan Williams, her adopted mother Carmen Williams, and her adviser Malik Shabazz criticized the plea agreements, claiming they were too light a punishment. Shabazz, co-founder of Black Lawyers for Justice and a member of the New Black Panther Party, gave Williams and her family legal counsel.

The Williams family, Shabazz and others criticized Abraham for only pursuing a hate crime charge for Burton.

Now Williams claims she wasn't abused at all, Potts said.

"They did plead guilty, I don't know why," he said of the defendants. "This is what she's telling me."

Potts said he contacted current Logan County Prosecutor John Bennett to tell him Williams was recanting her testimony. The prosecutor gave Potts contact information for the lawyers of the defendants. Potts said he plans to contact each of them.

"It sounds to me that there are innocent people held in jail for something they did not do," Potts said. "I have no idea what convinced them to plead guilty."

He said Williams knows that by recanting her testimony, she could be prosecuted for lying about the incident.

"She still wants to come forward. She's been fully advised that she could potentially be charged and end up in the penitentiary herself," he said.

Potts said Megan Williams was manipulated by Carmen Williams and others after she was found at the Brewster home. Carmen Williams has since died. Megan's adoptive father, Matthew Williams, could not be reached late Tuesday.

"I know for a fact she has been manipulated," Potts said. "People raised money for her, she never received that money."

Abraham also believes Williams has been manipulated.

Six days after Williams was found, Abraham met with NAACP and black church leaders to discuss hate-crime charges in the case.

"I remember specifically telling them, 'Look fellas, be careful how far you go out on this limb, you may get sawed off. Be careful of what she's saying and what her family is saying,'" Abraham said.

[Heracles 417]

You are joking... The thirst to pander to minorities for the past is a fucken disgrace in this country. That people would rather lie than face being victimized and labeled racist. The same way the Duke university scandal was handled, it will be swept under the rug. Once again, people's reputations ruined on a lie.

Lets see if we get more than 4 posts. Stories like this tend to fall on deaf ears. The accusation drew a good 20 pages.

Edited October 21, 2009 by Booyah!

[Amby 490]

I'm not sure if I remember the orginal story. It sounds familiar but I'm just not sure. I can't believe she made it all up.

[Heracles 417]

She basically described a scene out of a horror film.

Edited October 21, 2009 by Booyah!

[Amby 490]

The mobile home part sounds so familiar. Did they keep her in a closet?

[Empress of Groovy 373]

Any ideas as to why the defendents pleaded guilty?

There's something very strange about this story, and race is the least of it.

[almaty 19]

wow, a strange case?????????????

[_Simpson_ 250]

Any ideas as to why the defendents pleaded guilty?

There's something very strange about this story, and race is the least of it.

I believe it had to do with the racial animosity that we have in this country. I figured that was taken into consideration and they figured they should go for a plea agreement.

[GabiandVi 34]

I remember this case. I remember it being a bit strange that she was living with her boyfriend and his mother who were, apparantly horrible racists. I couldn't understand how a racist woman would allow her son's Black girlfriend to live with them.

The whole thing seemed fishy at the time, but then they all plead guilty and that made the whole thing even more bizarre.

Who would imagine it could get even stranger?

[Danno 1,228]

Any ideas as to why the defendents pleaded guilty?

I'm betting the Public defender told them they better take a plea deal or a jury will eat them up.

I remember their photos looked exactly like the kind of people who WOULD do this kind of stuff (if anyone would do it).

I'm the most bothered by those who swooped in on the situation, played the story up, even when so far as to collect money which she may or may not have even got.

If any good could come from this sad saga, it would be exposing anyone who pushed her to embellish her story or if she admitted the charges were a fraud to her "handlers" and was still pushed to prosecute.

[Heracles 417]

Any ideas as to why the defendents pleaded guilty?

I'm betting the Public defender told them they better take a plea deal or a jury will eat them up.

I remember their photos looked exactly like the kind of people who WOULD do this kind of stuff (if anyone would do it).

I'm the most bothered by those who swooped in on the situation, played the story up, even when so far as to collect money which she may or may not have even got.

If any good could come from this sad saga, it would be exposing anyone who pushed her to embellish her story or if she admitted the charges were a fraud to her "handlers" and was still pushed to prosecute.

Is that not what happened with the Duke case.

[trillium13 84]

I never heard this story when it came out. Reading it now, I have to say that I am not surprised at all at the outcome.

[Empress of Groovy 373]

So...it seems that six people pleaded guilty and are in jail. If they are indeed innocent and were coerced into confessing...that would be something.

It will be interesting to see what comes of this.

[Danno 1,228]

So...it seems that six people pleaded guilty and are in jail. If they are indeed innocent and were coerced into confessing...that would be something.

It will be interesting to see what comes of this.

It's a little remarkable the lady came forward and fessed up as her azz could be in a sling.

Can people really grow a conscience? I know mine has become more numb with the passing of time (not a good thing I know).

[meowmeowmeow 1]

wow what a tool