rico Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Just read on the little ticker on ESPN 2 that the Charges for Daunte CUlpepper were dropped for the 'Sex Party'....is this true?? If so what is everyones thoughts on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jranieli Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/9357282 Miami's Culpepper cleared of misdemeanor charges April 4, 2006 CBS SportsLine.com wire reports MINNEAPOLIS -- Quarterback Daunte Culpepper was cleared Tuesday of misdemeanor charges stemming from a boat-party sex scandal. A judge ruled there wasn't probable cause to determine a crime was committed by Culpepper, one of four Minnesota Vikings accused of misdemeanor lewd conduct during the cruise last fall on a suburban lake. Culpepper has since been traded to the Miami Dolphins. Culpepper issued a statement through the Dolphins saying he was "delighted" at the ruling. "I was confident when the legal process began that the truth would come out, and I am glad that my innocence has been proven," he said. Culpepper testified last month that he merely played dice on the cruise. That, plus backing testimony from a friend, was enough to convince a judge to toss out the charges. "Since no evidence was presented to refute this testimony, this Court is compelled to find" lack of probable cause, Hennepin County District Judge Kevin Burke ruled. "I greatly appreciate Judge Burke's sensitivity to the damage that can be done to a person's reputation when they are wrongly charged," Culpepper said. His attorney, Earl Gray, said, "It vindicates him from being involved in any sexual misconduct on the boat." Prosecutor Steve Tallen said he thought Burke had "applied things wrong," but said he hadn't had time to fully digest the ruling. He said it was possible he might re-file the case. Burke denied a motion to dismiss charges against running back Moe Williams. His trial is scheduled for April 18. The other two players charged, cornerback Fred Smoot and tackle Bryant McKinnie, weren't part of Tuesday's ruling. Their next hearings were scheduled for Thursday. Williams' attorney, Joe Friedberg, said he was disappointed. "I disagree with him, but that's what makes horse racing," Friedberg said. Both Culpepper and Williams had denied any improper conduct in a hearing before Burke last month. Culpepper, who was accused of touching a dancer's buttocks, testified that he spent the cruise playing a dice game in the back of a boat and rejected offers from several women. Williams, accused of touching a dancer's breast, testified that a woman danced near him but he never touched her. In explaining his ruling, Burke wrote Culpepper's version of events would clear him if true, and since the prosecutor offered nothing to rebut it, he found no probable cause that a crime was committed. The difference with Williams, the judge wrote, was that his story wouldn't necessarily exonerate him because a crew member may have seen the dance and been offended. The boat party scandal was the lowest point in a dismal season for the Vikings, who lost Culpepper to a serious knee injury soon afterward. After his relationship with the team and new coach Brad Childress went bad in the offseason, he was traded to Miami last month for a second-round pick. All four players faced identical charges of indecent conduct, disorderly conduct and lewd or lascivious conduct. Conviction on a single misdemeanor charge is punishable by up to 90 days in jail and/or a $1,000 fine. AP NEWS The Associated Press News Service Copyright 2005-2006, The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torn084 Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 im happy and all because he is my starting quarterback, but i know that he had an advantage because he was the biggest name involved in the case. moe williams is not very well known, so now he is screwed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 Im not the facty is he was on the boat and was probably part of the sex but since he is a big name they let him off!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 damn, im glad I can touch a stripper and only be worried about getting thrown out of the club...not fucking arrested... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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