Heruncorroborated accusations put seven White men and women “racists” inprison. She now admits she lied about everything. Prosecutors do not care.
An attorney for a black woman who claimed torture by a white groupin West Virginia says his client fabricated the story to get back at aboyfriend who had beaten her up.
MeganWilliams’ attorney, Byron Potts, said at a news conference Wednesdaythat Williams came forward because she no longer wants to live a lie.Potts encouraged West Virginia authorities to re-evaluate the case.
Williams told authorities in 2007 that she had been beaten, raped, forced to eat animal feces and taunted with racial slurs for days. She now lives in Columbus.
Seven white men and women were convicted in the case, and most are serving long prison terms.
Prosecutors in West Virginia have dismissed Williams’ new claim, and lawyers for the defendants aren’t discussing their plans.