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Jameis Winston’s lawyer releases letter to Florida State (read the full letter)

By Andrew Melnick

Sep 20, 2014; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jameis Winston (5) runs on to the field after halftime before the start of the second half of the game against the Clemson Tigers at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 20, 2014; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jameis Winston (5) runs on to the field after halftime before the start of the second half of the game against the Clemson Tigers at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports /
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Worried about his client, Florida State Seminoles’ quarterback Jameis Winston and how he will be treated during the schools’ Title IX investigation concerning the sexual assault allegation from 2012 (in which the state could not find enough evidence to charge Winston), Winston’s attorney, David Cornwell, sent a letter to the university.

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Cornwell’s claim that Winston’s accuser asked for $7 million to keep the incident quiet came out earlier on Wednesday but this letter reveals a lot more.

For instance, the accusers’ attorney, Patricia Carroll, said that her client had to have been raped because she would “never sleep with a black boy.” That completely overlooks the fact that the accusers’ boyfriend at the time was black and his semen, along with Winston’s, was found in her shorts.

Cornwell also accused Carroll and her client of withholding information.

"Ms. Carroll’s attacks on the two criminal investigations were particularly egregious given the fact that Ms. Carroll was concealing information. Ms. Carroll concealed that Ms. _____ refused to identify and was reluctant to discuss her African American boyfriend with TPD and State Attorney investigators. She also concealed that Ms. _____ ’s African American boyfriend refused to cooperate with investigators. Ms. Carroll concealed that law enforcement investigators had to force Ms. _____  s boyfriend to provide a DNA sample. Beyond the impact on her initial outburst that Ms. _____ would not have sex with a “black boy,” this information may have been concealed because there is evidentiary significance to the fact that a man did not cooperate with a criminal investigation into his girlfriend’s alleged rape."

Throughout the letter, Cornwell discusses why he believes Winston is being treated unfairly and wonders if his rights are truly being protected.

You can read the entire letter, courtesy of our friends over at Chop Chat, FanSided’s fantastic Florida State site, by clicking here.

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