New York – A black woman who set off a racial firestorm as a teenager after alleging she was raped by a group of white men in 1987 has begun making defamation payments to one of them.
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Tawana Brawley has paid just over $3,700 to former county prosecutor Steven Pagones, the New York Post reported (http://bit.ly/14USZiy). Pagones won a claim against her and her advisers, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, after he was named as an attacker.
Brawley, then 15 and living in Wappingers Falls, claimed she had been sexually assaulted by white men who who smeared her with feces and scrawled racial epithets on her body.
The case quickly made headlines and drew the attention of Sharpton, who became an outspoken advocate for the teen.
A special state grand jury later determined that Brawley had fabricated her claims, perhaps to avoid punishment for staying out late.
Pagones sued Brawley for defamation and won a $185,000 judgment. She now owes him more than $400,000 with interest.
Brawley lives in Virginia and works as a nurse. The Post reported her location in December, and Pagones then filed papers to have her wages garnished for the payments owed him.
Her parents have insisted Brawley’s claim of being raped was true.
And how about collecting from the vile race hustler Sharpton? he walks around with
expensive jewlery.
Good News. How old was she when she made the allegations?
Also, how long, for how many years, does a judgment remain collectable and in effect??? Is a NY judgment effective in other states?
how much has sharpton paid
better justice served late than never
She’s doing the right thing unlike her advisor, the Reverand, who claimed in a deposition that he owned nothing, that even the suits he wore were owned by his National Action Movement.
Why don’t they go after that mamzer Sharpton and make him pay too?
This is the case that made Al Sharpton famous. Even though it was a hoax and a lie, the people of color supported him and continue to do so. Unbelievable.
And the Rev. Al is still in politics, making money but not on the books or he would also have to pay
She’s not exactly making payments. Her wages are being garnished, i.e., the money is being taken from her against her will.