Woman who said Marine raped her changes story

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Woman who said Marine raped her changes story
By Hrvoje Hranjski - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Mar 18, 2009 17:27:38 EDT

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino woman whose accusations of rape led to the high-profile conviction of a U.S. Marine has altered her testimony, saying in an affidavit that she may have led him to believe she wanted sex.

The woman moved to the U.S. this week and is no longer willing to talk about the case, her lawyer said Wednesday. Lance Cpl. Daniel Smith of St. Louis was convicted in 2006 of raping the woman and sentenced to 40 years in prison. He remains detained at the U.S. Embassy while he pursues an appeal.

The case strained U.S.-Philippine military relations and became a rallying point for anti-American protesters who have called for the scrapping of a pact that allows U.S. troops to train Filipino soldiers.

Smith’s accuser submitted a five-page affidavit to an appeals court Tuesday saying she now doubts her own version of events.

“My conscience continues to bother me realizing that I may have in fact been so friendly and intimate with Daniel Smith ... that he was led to believe that I was amenable to having sex or that we simply just got carried away,” the woman said in the statement.

Rest of article at: http://marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/03/ap_marine_filipina_031809/%2e

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1. Women's groups feel "let down" by Nicole's recantation

Women's groups feel "let down" by Nicole's recantation

Alleged Subic rape case victim “Nicole” let down women’s groups when she recanted her story, according to Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP).

AMRSP chair Sr. Mary John Mananzan said “Nicole” let down the women’s groups who even made her a symbol of the cause of women.

“They all made her a symbol already. For the first time she won against a formidable enemy. A lot of people placed their hope and trust on her and she did this,” she said over Catholic-run Radio Veritas 846 yesterday.

http://www.mb.com.ph/node/199413

Funny - No one ever mentioned what of the poor marine rotting in a Philippine prison on a 40 year sentence