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| In this Oct. 8, 1988, file photo, Tawana Brawley speaks to reporters with her adviser, the Rev. Al Sharpton in Chicago. A grand jury concluded Brawley's story of being raped in New York in 1987 was a hoax. The New York Post reports Brawley has begun making defamation payments to the ex-county prosecutor she accused of rape after he won a claim against her and her advisers. (AP Photo/Mark Elias, File) |
A defiantly unapologetic Tawana Brawley began paying off damages last week, 25 years after falsely accusing ex-prosecutor Steven Pagones of rape, The New York Post reported.
Ten checks totaling $3,764.61 were delivered to Mr. Pagones — the first payments Miss Brawley has made since she defamed him in 1998, The Post said. She still owes Mr. Pagones $431,000.
A Virginia court this year ordered the money garnisheed from six months of Miss Brawley’s wages as a licensed practical nurse at The Laurels of Bon Air in Richmond, The Post reported. She can appeal the wage garnishment every six months.
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"defiantly unapologetic"?
ReplyDeleteWhat?!
she should be remanded to jail.
ReplyDeleteShe looks like Rhianna.
ReplyDeleteMr. Pagones will be how old? when this bill gets paid in full.
ReplyDeleteThe good Rev. Sharpton standing behind her...how shocking!
ReplyDeletethat non reverend is an embarrassment.
ReplyDeleteYou can't trust any guy that would wear a perm like that!
ReplyDeletewake up people.
ReplyDeleteIn 1998, Pagones was awarded $345,000 (he sought $395 million) through a lawsuit for defamation of character that he had brought against Sharpton, Maddox and Mason. The jury found Sharpton liable for making seven defamatory statements about Pagones, Maddox for two and Mason for one.
ReplyDeletePagones had also sued Brawley. She defaulted by not appearing at the trial, and the judge ordered her to pay him damages of $185,000.[28] The $65,000 judgment levied against Al Sharpton was paid for him in 2001 by supporters, including attorney Johnnie Cochran plus former businessman Earl G. Graves, Jr.[29][30] In December 2012, the New York Post reported that Maddox had paid his judgment of $97,000 and Mason was making payments on the $188,000 which he owed. Brawley reportedly had not made any payments.