Indictments dismissed in Crown Heights sex case
Justice John Walsh, at the request of the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, yesterday dismissed the indictments against four Crown Heights men accused of kidnapping a young Hasidic woman, raping her and forcing her into prostitution.
The defendants, Jamali and Jawara Brockett, Damien Crooks and Darrell Dula, were also accused of using threats to keep the 22-year-old woman in line. The defense had said the woman had been a willing participant.
However, according to the New York Times, prosecutors soon began to find out that certain documents had been withheld. Among these, according to the Times, were medical reports that said the accuser had a history of mental illness and amnesia.