Big Ben Rape Account

[Crazy Levi]

The story as alleged by the victims and her cronies:

Bodyguards for Ben Roethlisberger were "actively involved" in bringing together the Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback and his accuser inside a Georgia nightclub, according to a report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday.

A friend of Roethlisberger's accuser, Nicole Biancofiore, told the Post-Gazette that the 20-year-old woman "was dragged by a bodyguard to the back room in Capital. She was extremely intoxicated and not aware of what was happening."

The newspaper also reported that Roethlisberger's personal security prevented friends of the 20-year-old woman from retrieving her from the bathroom in which the quarterback was accused of sexual assault. Roethlisberger, after a month-long investigation by Georgia authorities, was not charged with a crime.

According to the report, two of the accuser's friends -- Aliesha Scholten and Ann Marie Lubatti -- separately tried to rescue the accuser from the bathroom but were unsuccessful. The newspaper reported that Scholten found the bathroom door locked before being escorted away by Roethlisberger's guards; Lubatti tried to reason with guards, pointing out her friend's intoxicated state, before being turned away as well.

"[Roethlisberger's guard] couldn't look me in the eye, and told me he didn't know what was going on," Lubatti said, according to the report. "My friend went to open the door, and it was locked."
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Big Ben's accuser gave two statements to police, according to the Post-Gazette, one right after the alleged incident and another several hours later.

"Ben asked us to go to his "VIP" area [back of Capital nightclub]. We all went with him," she wrote in the second statement, according to the newspaper. "He said there were shots for us, numerous shots were on the bar, and he told us to take them. His bodyguard came and took my arm and said come with me, he escorted me into a side door/hallway, and sat me on a stool. He left and Ben came back ... .

"I told him it wasn't OK, no, we don't need to do this and I proceeded to get up and try to leave. I went to the first door I saw, which happened to be a bathroom. He followed me into the bathroom and shut the door behind him. I still said no, this is not OK, and he then had sex with me. He said it was OK. Then he left without saying anything."

The investigation into Roethlisberger's encounter with the woman began on March 5 -- the night/early morning of the alleged incident -- when the accuser, a student at Georgia College and State University, complained to police. An initial police report was filed on March 5 at 1:30 a.m. That report indicated that it was "unclear" what happened after the accuser was escorted by bodyguards to a "back room/hallway where the suspect was" because the accuser's intoxication level fogged her memory.

The accuser's first statement said that after the alleged sexual encounter with Roethlisberger: "My friends found me [and] talked to a Milledgeville [Georgia] policeman [and] he said to report it."

[thejuggernaut]

How do you know a guy is dumb beyond belief ?

While lots of celebs hire guards to protect them from bad situations, he hires guards to protect his bad situations.

A while back, I compared him to Bledsoe. Now I feel a bit bad for lumping Bledsoe in with this moron.

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[Crazy Levi]

How do you know a guy is dumb beyond belief ?

While lots of celebs hire guards to protect them from bad situations, he hires guards to protect his bad situations.

A while back, I compared him to Bledsoe. Now I feel a bit bad for lumping Bledsoe in with this moron.

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Are you also ready to reasses your account that Brees isn't as good?

He's got his ring now.

[thejuggernaut]

How do you know a guy is dumb beyond belief ?

While lots of celebs hire guards to protect them from bad situations, he hires guards to protect his bad situations.

A while back, I compared him to Bledsoe. Now I feel a bit bad for lumping Bledsoe in with this moron.

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Are you also ready to reasses your account that Brees isn't as good?

He's got his ring now.

Of course.

It was never a talent issue. It was an accomplishment issue.

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Based on field of work, I'd take Ben. But Brees just seems to be throwing on teams at will right now.

Brees does look good, indeed. They look a lot like the 99 Rams right now. It would be nice to see them go the distance.

[Machado]

If one of us had behaved like
Big Ben did on this night with a female, you can bet your last dollar
we would currently be in jail.

[SkyDog112046]

The other day Harry Manion was on the radio talking about the case. He is a lawyer who is familiar with all of the allegations against Reothlesberger from what came out when he represented another woman in a case against him. According to what was said this makes case #6 as there are 3 cases made public and 3 that weren't.

I have always been willing to give Reothlesberger the benefit of the doubt because he is high profile but if a person gets independently accused in 6 separate incidents you can bet that more is going on than just poor judgment on the part of the accused. After getting details on past testimonies and seeing the facts on this case I have no doubt left that Big Ben forced himself on the woman in question and that the people around him are trying to cover it up.

It was also hinted at that the woman who accused him was bought off for a sum in excess of $200k with 50% of it up front and then the rest of it in installments over the next 2-3 years to keep her quiet. And it's not the first time he has paid hush money. I have always been willing to give this guy the benefit of the doubt but this takes him from being just an idiot with poor judgment to being a complete scumbag.

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[Machado]

6 game suspension

Sitting out all six games would cost Roethlisberger an estimated $2.8 million.

[Crazy Levi]

6 game suspension

Sitting out all six games would cost Roethlisberger an estimated $2.8 million.

It's really a 4 game suspension - he gets to come back early if he completes some rape sensitivity counseling and manages to not rape anyone until the ban is over.

He's scum. I'm glad I'm not a Steelers fan and have to root for this guy every week.

[bigbuttskinner]

A trade could still happen. We know how the Raiders can be...

[Tymaster]

A trade could still happen. We know how the Raiders can be...

That was just on the radio, that talks have really heated up. We will see how it goes in the next day.

Teams are already turning down trades! For a two time SB QB. That shows what the man has done to his career.

[WhiteHouseSubsAC]

6 game suspension

Sitting out all six games would cost Roethlisberger an estimated $2.8 million.

It's really a 4 game suspension - he gets to come back early if he completes some rape sensitivity counseling and manages to not rape anyone until the ban is over.

He's scum. I'm glad I'm not a Steelers fan and have to root for this guy every week.

LOL at "rape sensitivity counseling".

[Kamikaze_Russo]

I would think that if the Steelers do trade Roethlisfucker, they won't announce the deal until the draft tomorrow night... and probably not until the draft pick comes up that they trade for. They'll want to make sure Clausen is still available when they move up into the top of the round.

[djwill665]

"Rapelessburger" to the Raiders....

[tin00can]

"Rapelessburger" to the Raiders....

Great minds, my man...

http://tin00can.wordpress.com/2010/04/2 ... -ball-guy/

[bigpaparob74]

I would think that if the Steelers do trade Roethlisfucker, they won't announce the deal until the draft tomorrow night... and probably not until the draft pick comes up that they trade for. They'll want to make sure Clausen is still available when they move up into the top of the round.

Yeah- that really worked out for Golden Gay Boy Jimmy Clausen